Definition of allowance for English Language Learners. : 1  an amount of money that is given to someone regularly or for a specific purpose. : 2  a small amount of money that is regularly given to children by their parents. : 3  an amount of something (such as time) that is allowed or available.
category development index (CDI) Category development index (CDI) is an index that is calculated by taking the percentage of a product categoryâs total sales that occur in a given market area as compared to the percentage of the total population in the market.
A CDI is a financial product which is a unit of beneficial ownership in an underlying financial product which is quoted on the ASX market.A CDI confers a beneficial interest in the underlying financial product to which it relates. CDI is a financial product which is a unit of beneficial ownership in an underlying financial product which is quoted on the ASX market.