Word: Allowance
How to pronounce: əˈlaʊəns
Noun
Definitions:
1. The amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose.
Example sentences: "A seventy-five-pound baggage allowance"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Give (someone) a sum of money regularly as an allowance.
Example sentences: "She spoke of getting travel allowanced but this depended on the social worker who had been assigned and they are not allowed leave their accommodation for more than three days."
Synonyms:
benefit
entitlement
bursary
stipend
extra charge
bonus
increment
margin
deduction
gratuity
compensation
payment
subsistence allowance
diem
tolerance
clearance
authorization
ration
quota
portion
sanction
adjustment
consent
take
leave
Antonyms:
sanction
penalty
Derivations:
allowable
allowed
allowing
allow
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Allowance in Other Languages...
Spanish: Subsidio
German: Zertifikat
French: Allocation
Italian: Indennità
Turkish: ödenek
