Allowance

  • 11Allowance — (engl., spr. ällaūens, »Erlaubnis«), s. Armenwesen (Abschnitt »England«) …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 12allowance — ► NOUN 1) the amount of something allowed. 2) a sum of money paid regularly to a person. 3) an amount of money that can be earned or received free of tax. ● make allowances for Cf. ↑make allowances for …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13allowance — noun 1 amount of sth that you are allowed ADJECTIVE ▪ baggage ▪ tax ▪ holiday (BrE) VERB + ALLOWANCE ▪ be entitled to, get …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 14allowance — al|low|ance W3S2 [əˈlauəns] n 1.) [C usually singular] an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a special purpose a monthly/annual etc allowance ▪ His father gives him a monthly allowance of £200. allowance for ▪ Do you get an… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15allowance — n. taking into account 1) to make (an) allowance for (to make allowance/an allowance for inexperience; to make allowances for wear and tear) sum granted 2) to grant an allowance 3) a cost of living; depletion; trade in allowance 4) a daily;… …

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  • 16allowance */*/ — UK [əˈlaʊəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms allowance : singular allowance plural allowances 1) a) an amount of money that someone receives regularly, in order to pay for the things they need She receives a monthly allowance of £500. a… …

    English dictionary

  • 17allowance — /euh low euhns/, n., v., allowanced, allowancing. n. 1. the act of allowing. 2. an amount or share allotted or granted. 3. a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses: Her allowance for the business trip was $200 …

    Universalium

  • 18allowance — [[t]əla͟ʊəns[/t]] allowances 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of amount An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need. He lives on a single parent s allowance… …

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  • 19allowance — al|low|ance [ ə lauəns ] noun count ** 1. ) an amount of money that parents give a child regularly: I had to pay for the broken window out of my allowance. a ) an amount of money that someone receives regularly, in order to pay for the things… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20allowance — noun (C) 1 an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a special reason: His father gave him an allowance of $1000 a year. | travel/clothing/housing allowance etc (=money given officially to spend on travel etc): Jo s salary includes a …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English