Allowance may refer to:
Allowance (engineering), a planned deviation between two dimensions Allowance (money), an amount of money given at regular intervals for a specific purpose Allowance for bad debts in accounting Carbon emission trading as an economic tool in climate change mitigation Emissions trading for pollutants in general
See also
Welfare spending, a type of government support to ensure members of a society can meet basic human needs Allowance system, a 19th-century system of poor relief in Britain Allowance race, in North American horse racing Baggage allowance, the amount of baggage allowed per passenger EU Allowance in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme Personal allowance in the United Kingdom's taxing system Seam allowance in sewing