subsistence allowance

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noun

money given in advance to a new soldier, employee, etc., to buy food, clothing, and pay for other necessities while awaiting a first pay.

money paid a worker in addition to salary to cover expenses that may be incurred in the performance of the job.

money paid to members of the armed forces in lieu of meals; an allowance for food.

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How to use subsistence allowance in a sentence

These are young fathers, rural farmers, usually growing banana or coffee or subsistence crops.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If Justin Bieber were Tom Brady's son, Brady would most likely be unable to afford his weekly allowance.
Justin Bieber Isn’t Even 21, Yet Makes More Money Than Meryl Streep|Amy Zimmerman|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Committee on Natural Resources draft bill discussion—“The Alaska Native Subsistence Co-Management Demonstration Act of 2014”
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour|P. J. O’Rourke|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This allowance worked for the state (Maria Theresa taxed their production).
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps|Jordan Salcito|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He received a regular allowance in return for his "discretion".
Queen Victoria's Illegitimate Grandchild|Tom Sykes|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was difficult, with the mean appliances of the time, to wring subsistence from the reluctant earth.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Freed from his presence, Black Sheep resolved that he should no longer be deprived of his allowance of pleasure-reading.
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It has no connection as yet with the question of the total available means of subsistence.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The next stage in bankruptcy proceedings is the proving and allowance of claims.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Consequently an amendment may be made diminishing the weekly allowance to a member who is sick, and also the time of allowing it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

British Dictionary definitions for subsistence allowance

subsistence allowance

noun mainly British

an advance paid to an employee before his pay begins

a payment to an employee to reimburse expenses, as while on assignments

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