noun
- Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances.
- synonyms: accommodation, fitting
- The act of making something different (as e. G. The size of a garment.
- synonyms: alteration, modification
- The act of adjusting something to match a standard.
- synonyms: registration, readjustment
- The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions.
- synonyms: adaptation, adaption
- An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.
- usage: "an allowance for profit"
- synonyms: allowance
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