The act of setting or providing an allowance; controlling the distribution of something in fixed amounts.
From 'allowance' as a verb (to provide with an allowance) plus the present participle suffix '-ing.' The gerund form allows the word to function as a noun describing the action itself.
Medieval monks actually pioneered systematic 'allowancing' in monasteries—they carefully portioned out food, candles, and materials according to precise rules, creating some of history's first documented budgeting systems that influenced later business practices.
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