Allowance Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Allowance? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Example sentences, Related sentences, Antonyms, Derivations, How to pronounce? Synonyms, Words ending with Allowance, Words starting with Allowance and more...

Allowance meaning

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


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