The difference between Allowance and Permission

When used as nouns, allowance means permission, whereas permission means authorisation.

When used as verbs, allowance means to put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink), whereas permission means to grant or obtain authorization for.


check bellow for the other definitions of Allowance and Permission

  1. Allowance as a noun:

    permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

  2. Allowance as a noun:

    Acknowledgment.

  3. Allowance as a noun:

    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

    Examples:

    "her meagre allowance of food or drink"

  4. Allowance as a noun:

    Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances

    Examples:

    "to make allowance for his naivety"

  5. Allowance as a noun (commerce):

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

    Examples:

    "[[tare Tare]] and [[tret]] are examples of allowance."

  6. Allowance as a noun:

    A child's allowance; pocket money.

    Examples:

    "She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month."

  7. Allowance as a noun (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.

  8. Allowance as a noun (obsolete):

    approval; approbation

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Crabbe"

  9. Allowance as a noun (obsolete):

    license; indulgence

    Examples:

    "rfquotek John Locke"

  1. Allowance as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "The captain was obliged to allowance his crew."

  2. Allowance as a verb (transitive):

    To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.

    Examples:

    "Our provisions were allowanced."

  1. Permission as a noun:

    authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

    Examples:

    "Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?"

  2. Permission as a noun:

    The act of permitting.

  3. Permission as a noun (computing):

    flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.

    Examples:

    "I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission."

  1. Permission as a verb (transitive):

    To grant or obtain authorization for.