Tolerance vs. Allowance

Tolerancenoun

The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.

Tolerancenoun

(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.

Tolerancenoun

(uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.

Tolerancenoun

(countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.

Tolerancenoun

(uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

Tolerancenoun

The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

Tolerancenoun

The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration.

Tolerancenoun

The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal.

Tolerancenoun

Capability of growth in more or less shade.

Tolerancenoun

the allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, hardness, voltage etc., in various mechanical or electrical devices or operations; - caklled also allowance

Tolerancenoun

the capacity to resist the deleterious action of a chemical agent normally harmful to the organism; as, the acquired tolerance of bacteria to anitbiotics.

Tolerancenoun

the acquired inability to respond with an immune reaction to an antigen to which the organism normally responds; - called also immunotolerance, immunological tolerance, or immune tolerance. Such tolerance may be induced by exposing an animal to the antigen at a very early stage of life, prior to maturation of the immune system, or, in adults, by exposing the animal to repeated low doses of a weak protein antigen (low-zone tolerance), or to a large amount of an antigen (high-zone tolerance).

Tolerancenoun

the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

Tolerancenoun

a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

Tolerancenoun

the act of tolerating something

Tolerancenoun

willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

Tolerancenoun

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Tolerancenoun

the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with

Tolerancenoun

the capacity to endure continued subjection to something such as a drug or environmental conditions without adverse reaction

Tolerancenoun

diminution in the body's response to a drug after continued use

Tolerancenoun

an allowable amount of variation of a specified quantity, especially in the dimensions of a machine or part

Allowancenoun

permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

Allowancenoun

Acknowledgment.

Allowancenoun

That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity

Allowancenoun

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances

Allowancenoun

(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries

Allowancenoun

A child's allowance; pocket money.

Allowancenoun

(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.

Allowancenoun

(obsolete) approval; approbation

Allowancenoun

(obsolete) license; indulgence

Allowanceverb

(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).

Allowanceverb

(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.

Allowancenoun

Approval; approbation.

Allowancenoun

The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance.

Allowancenoun

Acknowledgment.

Allowancenoun

License; indulgence.

Allowancenoun

That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short.

Allowancenoun

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth.

Allowancenoun

A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret.

Allowanceverb

To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced.

Allowancenoun

an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period);

Allowancenoun

a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

Allowancenoun

an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances;

Allowancenoun

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Allowancenoun

a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

Allowancenoun

the act of allowing;

Allowanceverb

put on a fixed allowance, as of food