- allow for
- {v.} To provide for; leave room for; give a chance to; permit. * /She cut the skirt four inches longer to allow for a wide hem./ * /Democracy allows for many differences of opinion./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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allow for — make provision or provide scope for. → allow allow for take into consideration when making plans or calculations. → allow … English new terms dictionary
allow for — (something) to consider particular facts that relate to something. If you own stock, you must allow for the possibility that it will lose value. Related vocabulary: take something into account, make allowances for someone/something … New idioms dictionary
allow for — index compensate (counterbalance), compensate (remunerate), excuse, extenuate, palliate (excuse) … Law dictionary
allow for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms allow for : present tense I/you/we/they allow for he/she/it allows for present participle allowing for past tense allowed for past participle allowed for allow for something to consider something when making a … English dictionary
allow for sb — UK US allow for sb/sth Phrasal Verb with allow({{}}/əˈlaʊ/ verb [T] ► to consider someone or something when you are planning something: »Existing contracts do not allow for any reduction once the pension is being paid. »We have to allow for the… … Financial and business terms
allow for — /ə laυ fɔ:/ verb 1. to give a discount for something, or to add an extra sum to cover something ● to allow for money paid in advance ● Add on an extra 10% to allow for postage and packing. ♦ delivery is not allowed for delivery charges are not… … Dictionary of banking and finance
allow for — PHRASAL VERB If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur. [V P n] You have to allow for a certain amount of error... [V P n] The Agency s budget … English dictionary
allow for — phr verb Allow for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑facility, ↑rule, ↑size Allow for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑creation, ↑distribution, ↑diversity, ↑establishment, ↑exaggeration, ↑expansion, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
allow for — {v.} To provide for; leave room for; give a chance to; permit. * /She cut the skirt four inches longer to allow for a wide hem./ * /Democracy allows for many differences of opinion./ … Dictionary of American idioms
allow\ for — v To provide for; leave room for; give a chance to; permit. She cut the skirt four inches longer to allow for a wide hem. Democracy allows for many differences of opinion … Словарь американских идиом
