disallowance
1
7.2
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊəns/
- Formal
:
desaprobación
- disallowance of tax
Examples
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It is of special credit to the management of the AIBS that not a single disallowance of expenses has been claimed by the Federal Government since 1963.
Academic text (1997) -
The disallowance of the proposal surprised many members of the committee.
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After the disallowance of her application, she decided to appeal the decision.
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The disallowance of certain expenses can lead to significant financial consequences for the company.
Synonyms
335
6.1
An official rule that prevents someone from doing something
180
3.0
Not being accepted by people or a group
122
1.4
An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something
64
4.2
A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group
61
2.8
Refusing a request or saying something is not true
57
6.1
Stopping people from expressing opinions or practising traditions by force
48
4.4
An official rule that stops people from doing something
12
8.9
An official order by a court or authority that stops someone from doing something
8
3.9
Making something not allowed by law or officials
3
5.8
A rule or law that stops something from happening
3
8.8
An official rule that bans something or someone, usually by law
1
7.8
An official ban that stops someone from taking part as a punishment
1
9.9
Not allowed in a legal case, especially as evidence
1
8.1
An official order that stops a person or group from doing certain things
An official order not to do something
The state of something not being allowed by rules or law
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word disallowance breaks into dis- and allow, where dis- means 'not' and allow means 'to give permission'. So a disallowance is an official refusal to accept or permit something, for example when a tax office refuses an expense claim.