Existing contracts do not allow for any reduction once the pension is being paid.
»We have to allow for the possibility of the project being delayed.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
allow for sb/sth — 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 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 somebody — alˈlow for sb/sth derived to consider or include sb/sth when calculating sth • It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. • All these factors must be allowed for. Main entry: ↑allowderived … Useful english dictionary
allow for something — alˈlow for sb/sth derived to consider or include sb/sth when calculating sth • It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. • All these factors must be allowed for. Main entry: ↑allowderived … Useful english dictionary
allow for sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) to consider all the possible facts, problems, costs etc involved in a plan or situation and make sure that you can deal successfully with them: Allowing for inflation, the cost of the project is $2 million … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
open the floodgates for sth — open the floodgates (to/for sth) ► to allow a new situation or activity to develop and become very common: »Changes being considered could open the floodgates and allow foreign markets to sell almost any stock to almost anyone in this country.… … Financial and business terms
open the floodgates to/for sth — open the floodgates (to/for sth) ► to allow a new situation or activity to develop and become very common: »Changes being considered could open the floodgates and allow foreign markets to sell almost any stock to almost anyone in this country.… … Financial and business terms
allow*/*/*/ — [əˈlaʊ] verb [T] 1) to give someone permission to do something or have something I m sorry, sir, but smoking is not allowed.[/ex] She only allows the children to watch television at weekends.[/ex] Some prisoners are allowed visitors.[/ex] 2) to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
allow — al‧low [əˈlaʊ] verb [transitive] 1. ACCOUNTING when the tax authorities allow an amount, cost, or expense, they permit it not to be counted as part of income or profits: • You re allowed a certain amount a year in personal allowances, before you… … Financial and business terms
allow — al|low W1S1 [əˈlau] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(can do something)¦ 2¦(make something possible)¦ 3¦(have enough of something)¦ 4¦(correct/permitted)¦ 5 allow me Phrasal verbs allow for somebody/something allow of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400 … Dictionary of contemporary English
