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“allowance” in Latin
concessiōpermission; grant, concessionpermissiōyielding, ceding, surrender; leave, permissionindulgeōto be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to); to give oneself up (to); to be addicted (to), inveniaindulgence, kindness (i.e., lenient treatment); mercy, grace, favour; pardonacceptiōacceptance; esteem; partialitycomprŏbātĭoapprobation, approvaldēductiōdrawing, draining or leading off or forth; subtraction, deductingconcēdōto depart, retire or withdraw, come away, come, go away; to disappear or vanish; to relinquish, concede, relent, subsidepermittōto let go, let loose; to cast, hurl, throw; send away, export; to give leave, give up, allow, suffer, grant, permit, suralimentumfood, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, provisions; obligation to one's parents
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
allowance
concessio, permissio (in the ablative, concessu, permissu).
Abatement of rigor on any account, indulgentia, venia: to make allowances, concedere, condonare aliquid (e.g., aetati alicujus, to pardon anything on account of a person’s age).
Acceptance, acceptio. comprobatio.
An allowance, alimenta (plur., all that is allowed for anybody’s support): cibarium (allowance for food): vestiarium (allowance for dress): *quod quia alicui praestat: to make any body an allowance for food and clothing, alicui praestare cibarium, vestiarium. To keep on short allowance, aliquem arcte contenteque habere (Plaut.): exigue alicui sumtum praebere.
Abatement, deductio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for allowance?
- The usual Latin words for “allowance” are concessiō, permissiō, indulgeō; also venia, acceptiō, comprŏbātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.