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8.2
To give someone a fixed amount of money or food regularly
  • verb
  • /əˈlaʊəns/
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  • The manager allowed the team to spend a fixed amount on office supplies every month.

Examples

  • The teacher decided to allow the students a budget for their project materials.

  • The government will allow the farmers to receive a monthly stipend to support their crops.

  • It's your fault for allowing it to happen to you.

  • And it was kind of I was allowing that sabotage force to take over.

  • And it was kind of, I was allowing that sabotage force to take over.

  • They'll click it and they'll consume the free guide allowing them to be more warm to get into your program.

  • Some hurts can't be fixed, but that empathy means letting that go and allowing yourself to move forward.

  • I'm a very adamant about never allowing artificial food dyes in my house.

  • He's the host of Bar Rescue, who has written a book for anyone who's allowing their excuses to ruin their life.

  • He's the host of Bar Rescue, who has written a book for anyone who's allowing their excuses to ruin their life.

Synonyms

to dole
vsto allowance
38 4.7

To give out small amounts of money or food to people in need

is a regular fixed allocation given to control or ration resources

Antonyms

1.0

The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped

127 3.9

The act of setting people free from control or unfair treatment

Compounds

1 2.7

Money an employer gives to pay for work travel

1 4.1

Extra pay for employees to help with higher living costs

7.4

An amount taken off profit for tax because a business asset loses value over time

allowance account
  • Specialized
6.8

A record where a company keeps money for future loss in value of its goods

Extra pay for employees who do work beyond their normal job tasks

extra duty allowance
  • Specialized
6.0

Extra money employers pay employees for work beyond their normal tasks

An employer gives extra money to employees who have extra duties

How Generous

cost-of-living allowance
  • Specialized
1 4.1
to allowance
8.2

Surface Forms

allowance infinitive
allowed past
allowed past participle
allowancing present participle
allowances third person singular

Morphology

allowance = allow (opaque) = allow + ance

The verb form 'allowance' is not a standard derivation from 'allow', making it opaque for learners.

Etymology

Allowance, used in verb forms like allowanced, comes from the verb allow and the noun allowance, and it means to put someone on a fixed amount 'given' regularly or to ration supplies.