Sentence:  William Smythe , director of field service , told the commissioners that Multnomah , as of Aug. 22 , had spent $ 58918 out of its budgeted $ 66000 in the category , <WSD>leaving</WSD> only $ 7082 for the rest of the month . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain