Allowance
21allowance — /əˈlaʊəns / (say uh lowuhns) noun 1. a definite amount or share allotted; a ration: *A queer economic, which sustained the large Bradly and the small Edmund on an equal allowance of food. –norman lindsay, 1938. 2. a definite sum of money allotted …
22allowance — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a share or portion allotted or granted b. a sum granted as a reimbursement or bounty or for expenses < salary includes cost of living allowance >; especially a sum regularly provided for personal or household… …
23allowance — /ə laυəns/ noun 1. money which is given for a special reason ● a travel allowance or a travelling allowance 2. part of an income which is not taxed ● allowances against tax or tax allowances ● personal allowances 3. money removed in the form of a …
24allowance — al•low•ance [[t]əˈlaʊ əns[/t]] n. v. anced, anc•ing 1) the act of allowing 2) an amount or share allotted or granted: a dietary allowance of 900 calories a day[/ex] 3) a sum of money allotted for a particular purpose 4) a sum of money allotted on …
25allowance — /ə laυəns/ noun money removed in the form of a discount ● an allowance for depreciation ● an allowance for exchange loss ▪▪▪ ‘…most airlines give business class the same baggage allowance as first class’ [Business Traveller] ▪▪▪ ‘…the… …
26allowance — noun 1) your baggage allowance Syn: permitted amount/quantity, allocation, allotment, quota, share, ration, grant, limit, portion, slice 2) she spent her allowance on paperbacks Syn: payment …
27allowance — noun /əˈlaʊəns/ a) The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance. Without the kings will or the states allowance. b) Acknowledgment. The censure of the which one must in your allowance… …
28allowance — noun 1》 the amount of something allowed. ↘Brit. an amount of money that can be earned or received free of tax. ↘Horse Racing a deduction in the weight that a horse is required to carry in a race. 2》 a sum of money paid regularly to a… …
29allowance — noun 1) your baggage allowance Syn: allocation, allotment, quota, share, ration, grant, limit 2) her father gave her an allowance Syn: payment, pocket money, contribution, grant …
30allowance — [əˈlaʊəns] noun [C] 1) an amount of money that someone receives regularly to pay for things that they need a housing/clothing allowance[/ex] 2) an amount of something that you are officially allowed Your baggage allowance is 30 kilos.[/ex] • make …
