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Another word for allowance

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Noun

  1. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority

    See also:

    allow

  2. That which is allotted

    See also:

    collect

  3. An accommodation made in the light of special or extenuating circumstances

    See also:

    agree

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Another word for allowance

Noun

  1. Portion

    See also:

    share

  2. A periodic gratuity

  3. Discount

    See also:

    discount

Idioms:

    make allowances (for)

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Sentence Examples

  • We agreed on an allowance figure and she began working in earnest.

  • In June 1720 he went up to Christ Church, Oxford, with an annual allowance of £40 as a Charterhouse scholar.

  • Windows have a chilling effect on a room, and in calculations extra allowance should be made for window areas.

  • Berg took the opportunity to ask, with great politeness, whether, as was rumored, the allowance of forage money to captains of companies would be doubled.

  • But when due allowance is made for 4 See Ewald on Jer.

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