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leeway
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun leeway has 2 senses
  1. leeway - (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
    --1 is a kind of     drift
  2. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
    --2 is a kind of discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance

Definitions from the Web

Leeway

Definition: A margin or tolerance for variation or flexibility.

Examples:

  1. He was given some leeway in setting his own working hours.
  2. The teacher allowed the students a little leeway in the assignment deadline.
  3. There is not much leeway for negotiation in this contract.

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