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- [uh-lou-uh ns]
- /əˈlaʊ əns/
- /əˈlaʊ.əns/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-lou-uh ns]
- /əˈlaʊ əns/
Definitions of allowance word
- countable noun allowance 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. 3
- countable noun allowance A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents. 3
- countable noun allowance Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. 3
- countable noun allowance A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances. 3
- noun allowance an amount of something, esp money or food, given or allotted usually at regular intervals 3
- noun allowance a discount, as in consideration for something given in part exchange or to increase business; rebate 3
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Origin of allowance
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English alouance < Middle French. See allow, -ance
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Parts of speech for Allowance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
allowance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
allowance usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for allowance
noun allowance
- salary — a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- wage — Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- fee — a charge or payment for professional services: a doctor's fee.
- gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
Antonyms for allowance
noun allowance
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
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