acquiescence vs allowance

acquiescence

noun
  • Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right. 

  • A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. 

allowance

noun
  • Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances 

  • Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting 

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

  • A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension. 

  • Acknowledgment. 

  • A child's allowance; pocket money. 

  • An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose 

  • A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry. 

  • A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country. 

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

  • To supply in a fixed and limited quantity. 

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