ALLOW', verb transitive [Latin loco, to lay, set, place. See Lay.] 1. To grant, give or yield; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a pension. 2. To admit; as, to allow the truth of a proposition; to allow a claim. 3. To admit; to own or acknowledge; as, to allow the right of the President to displace officers. 4. To approve, justify or sanction. Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. Luke 11:48. Romans 8:1. 5. To afford, or grant as a compensation; as, to allow a dollar a day for wages. 6. To abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for tare or leakage. 7. To permit; to grant license to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI