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allowance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adjustment |
| Type of | recompense |
| Has types | depreciation allowance, cost-of-living allowance, tare, discount, deduction, seasonal adjustment |
an allowance for profit.
allowance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | allowance account, valuation account, valuation reserve |
| Type of | reserve account, reserve fund |
allowance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leeway, margin, tolerance |
| Type of | divergence, variance, disagreement, discrepancy |
| Derivation | allow |
allowance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | percentage, share, part, portion |
| Has types | privy purse |
| Derivation | allow |
travel allowance.
my weekly allowance of two eggs.
a child's allowance should not be too generous.
allowance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | reimbursement |
| Has types | per diem, travel reimbursement, travel allowance |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | license, permission, permit |
| Has types | tolerance |
| Derivation | allow |
He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room.
Examples of allowance
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However, other lawyers said the allowance will leave non-doms at a disadvantage.
From the telegraph.co.uk
You've got to be aggressive so there's no allowance for movement in the contact.
From the guardian.co.uk
Salary is base plus commission, quarterly bonus and a monthly expense allowance.
From the jobview.monster.com
The ones for which jockeys get a kilogram allowance when weighing out for races.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Some of the students used some of their allowance money to pay for the material.
From the omaha.com
Most filmmakers know how hard a sci-fi flick is to pull off on a lean allowance.
From the denverpost.com
Would that include gifts to charities or the $12,000 yearly allowance per donee?
From the chron.com
Anyone with non-savings income below the personal allowance gets back even more.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Children can earn an allowance and be encouraged to save money toward purchases.
From the forbes.com
- An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
- Put on a fixed allowance, as of food
- A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
- An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
- A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- Valuation reserve: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
- In engineering and machining, an allowance is a planned deviation between an actual dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension, or between an intermediate-stage dimension and an intended final dimension. ...
- An allowance is an amount of money set aside for a designated purpose.
- The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance; Acknowledgment; That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or ...
