allowance
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1.7
- noun
- /əˈlaʊəns/
:
paga
- After completing his chores, he was happy to get his weekly allowance of ten dollars.
- weekly allowance
- child allowance
- give an allowance
The kids were using their allowance at the little claw games.
- The kids were using their allowance at the little claw games.
- He guaranteed huge allowances to the temple.
- I don't know if he claimed his daily allowance.
- I use spreadsheets, I we use cash allowances.
- So outside of an ISA, there is a different tax free allowance called the personal savings allowance.
- Does an ISA transfer count towards that year's ISA allowance?
- But she would have her kids, she would give them whatever their allowance was for the month and they could only spend half.
- It's why we're overhauling the welfare system to get people into work, and why we're raising the income tax personal allowance to make sure that work pays.
- That's a recommended daily allowance here in the USI don't know what you call it in the UK RDA.
- OK, what about an allowance for stay at home partners ditch?
- It's because Brad told Chad that they could get Carl allowance or you know, whatever it may be.
- She can sit down and write and, and that's something that I've their allowances based off.
Examples
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Dr. Murrow continued to finance Faye's education and to provide an allowance for living expenses.
Fiction book (2000) -
After their parents died, they received, for the rest of their lives, an allowance from their brothers.
Academic text (1995) -
You decide what the allowance is for each of the people.
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But she would have her kids, she would give them whatever their allowance was for the month and they could only spend half.
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'Cause then they can spend their allowance on whatever they want.
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I bet my entire month's allowance on this!
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My wife is thinking that we should just use a housing allowance and buy a house wherever we're at.
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Now that you're six, maybe Mama will give you an allowance, just like the big girls.
Fiction book (1995) -
I even carefully saved up my allowance and bought wooden arrows with colorful feathers glued onto them.
Fiction book (1997) -
You'll all have your allowances as usual and a roof over your heads.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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3.5
Money given by a government or group for a specific purpose without payback
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6.4
Money set aside by a government or group for a particular use
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6.4
Money paid each day to cover travel expenses
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1.5
Parents give children a small amount of money regularly to buy small things
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5.1
An amount of something given officially for a particular purpose
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2.7
Money an employer gives to pay for work travel
Compounds
- Specialized
An amount taken off profit for tax because a business asset loses value over time
- Specialized
A record where a company keeps money for future loss in value of its goods
- Formal
Extra pay for employees who do work beyond their normal job tasks
- Specialized
Extra money employers pay employees for work beyond their normal tasks
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Allowance comes from the verb allow, which means 'to give' or 'to permit'. So an allowance is something regularly 'given', like pocket money.