As for the rest of the time--when I'm watching ballroom-dancing competitions and searching for batteries for my Bop It and extracting all the sopapilla pieces from a gallon of limited edition cinnamon ice cream with the precision of a brain surgeon--there's no real excuse.
Definition of ALLOWANCE: A deduction, an average payment, a portion assigned or allowed: the act of allowing. The Law Dictionary Featuring Black's Law Dictionary Free Online Legal Dictionary 2nd Ed. Navigation
Ct. 1247, 99 L. Ed. 2d 445 (1988).Allowance s, disability income pay ments, etc.- -Ne ither public gener al law, nor public locallaw, nor municipal ordinance expressly permits allowances, disability income payments, or likebenefits to be attached.