allowance vs variance

variance vs allowance

allowance and variance both are nouns.

allowance is a verb but variance is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allowance	Yes	No	Yes	No
variance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, variance is a hypernym of allowance; that is, variance is a word with a broader meaning than allowance:

allowance: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
variance: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

Other hypernyms of allowance include disagreement, discrepancy, divergence.

allowance (noun)	variance (noun)
the act of allowing	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits	an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances	the quality of being subject to variation
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses	the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets	discord that splits a group
	an event that departs from expectations

allowance (verb)	variance (verb)
put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Difference between allowance and variance

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