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Allow for

Meaning in business english, with examples

phrasal verbCommon term

In business english, allow for means: To take an expected factor or possible need into account when planning.

In Turkish: hesaba katmak, pay bırakmak

How it is used

Followed by the factor being considered. It can concern costs, delays or differences; it does not always mean adding a separate financial allowance.

Example sentences

  1. Please allow for the time difference when you suggest a meeting with the overseas office.

    The factor changes which meeting times are practical, rather than increasing the meeting length.

  2. Our estimate must allow for replacement parts as well as the technician's working hours.

    The cost estimate would be incomplete if it included labour but omitted parts.

Common collocations

  • allow for delays
  • allow for extra costs
  • estimateA careful guess at a number, cost or amount of time, based on the information you have; also a written statement of the likely price of a job.
  • timelineA plan that shows when each stage of a project or process will happen, or the total time available to complete it.

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