travel allowance
1
2.7
- noun
- /ˈtrævəl əˈlaʊəns/
- Formal
:
gastos de viaje
- As evidence, it is true: Captain Jammeh now lives in the State House and clearly enjoys the privileges of power—the fancy cars, foreign travel allowances, and traffic stops designed to ease the movements of his growing convoy.
Examples
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The position would entail a handsome salary and a generous travel allowance.
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After the Foundation's fellowship panel had accepted her proposal and extended an invitation to spend five weeks at the Italian Center, the faculty grants commission of her own institution (a national, if not world, leader of higher learning) had awarded her the transcontinental travel allowance without so much as a quaver.
Fiction book (1991) -
Then add in a travel allowance for the type of travel you wish to do.
Blog text (24) -
Nice travel allowance, but when they realize the many advantages.
Blog text (33) -
We only had two weeks… we were hoping to make Innsbruck — at least if our travel allowance would last.
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Gove has already put a stop to essential repair work on school buildings, cut funding meant to improve virtually non-existent sports facilities, and abolished the small living and travel allowance the last government introduced to encourage young people to stay on at school after 16.
Blog text (28) -
Before Holmes filed the securities-fraud class action, he and his partners thought they had developed an accurate budget, including funds for two full-time expert witnesses, travel allowances, depositions, and additional support staff.
Academic text (1996) -
Employees are provided with a travel allowance to cover their expenses when attending conferences.
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The company’s policy includes a generous travel allowance for employees required to travel for business.
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Before starting the project, we calculated a travel allowance to ensure all team members could afford transportation.
Synonyms
97
1.7
A regular amount of money given for personal or work expenses
10
3.5
An amount of money paid for each mile driven
9
6.4
Money paid each day to cover travel expenses
How Much
- Specialized
19
3.9
- Formal
1
3.7
- Formal
1
2.7
- Specialized
9
6.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an amount of money given to cover the costs of travel' is directly and predictably composed from 'travel' (journeying) + 'allowance' (funds provided). This straightforward noun+noun financial construction is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Travel allowance is a simple picture: it is money a company gives for a trip, so imagine getting an envelope marked travel with some pocket money or a small allowance to pay for tickets and meals. That's why 'travel allowance' means 'an amount of money given to cover the costs of travel'.