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allowance
[uh-lou-uhns]
noun
the act of allowing.
an amount or share allotted or granted.
Synonyms: allotmenta sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses.
Her allowance for the business trip was $200.
a sum of money allotted or granted to a person on a regular basis, as for personal or general living expenses.
The art student lived on an allowance of $600 a month.
When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of seven dollars a week.
Synonyms: stipendan addition or deduction based on an extenuating or qualifying circumstance.
an allowance for profit;
an allowance for depreciation.
acknowledgment; concession.
the allowance of a claim.
passive permission resulting from lack of interference; toleration.
the allowance of slavery.
Machinery., a prescribed difference in dimensions of two closely fitting mating parts with regard to minimum clearance or maximum interference.
Coining., tolerance.
verb (used with object)
to place on a fixed allowance, as of food or drink.
to allocate (supplies, rations, etc.) in fixed or regular amounts.
allowance
/ əˈlaʊəns /
noun
an amount of something, esp money or food, given or allotted usually at regular intervals
a discount, as in consideration for something given in part exchange or to increase business; rebate
(in Britain) an amount of a person's income that is not subject to a particular tax and is therefore deducted before his or her liability to taxation is assessed
a portion set aside to compensate for something or to cover special expenses
education a salary supplement given to a teacher who is appointed to undertake extra duties and responsibilities
admission; concession
the act of allowing; sanction; toleration
something allowed
(usually foll by for)
to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration (of)
to allow (for)
verb
(tr) to supply (something) in limited amounts
Other Word Forms
- preallowance noun
- superallowance noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of allowance1
Idioms and Phrases
make allowance / allowances (for),
to take mitigating factors or circumstances into consideration.
to pardon; excuse.
to reserve time, money, etc.; allow for.
Make allowance for souvenirs on the return trip.
Example Sentences
Roughly two-thirds of the money teens spend in a year comes from parental contributions—which suggests that household heads may be curbing allowances.
The employment allowance - the amount employers can claim back from their NI bill - rose from £5,000 to £10,500.
Ms Heathcote added: "Police staff will not tolerate being treated as second-class citizens within their own workplaces and they will take action until they receive the same £1,250 allowance as their colleagues."
While legal custody stayed with Sovann Komar and the foster mothers received a salary and allowances, they were encouraged to treat the children as their own.
The amount of money people take home in their pay packet is set to go up, as personal income tax allowances could increase by £600 to £15,200.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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