Synonym: allotment, budget, fee, grant, portion, ration. Similar words: chancellor, rowan, now and then, now and again, every now and then, allow, hallow, fallow. Meaning: [-əns] n. 1. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) 2. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses 3. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances 4. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits 5. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets 6. the act of allowing. v. put on a fixed allowance, as of food.
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151. In Long Kesh Prison, fellow prisoners used to save for him part of their daily allowance of milk.
152. Social services have stopped paying a £30 attendance allowance for Becky to go to Southampton once every two months for treatment.
153. At Cornhill Insurance, employees must also repay their disturbance allowance if they leave the company within a year of the move.
154. Sun Life also paid an allowance towards the cost of new school uniforms.
155. In 1970 an attendance allowance was introduced, payable to a person in need of substantial care and attention.
156. If he does not, the customer is entitled to their part-exchange allowance instead.
157. Naval officers received no help from the Treasury for their outfits, though they were given a small tax allowance.
158. If both husband and wife are registered as blind, they can each claim the allowance.
159. However they will understand the difficulties of using such an unpredictable material as wood, and make due allowance for minor defects.
160. The new president will receive an unspecified allowance for business and entertainment expenses, as well as 22 days vacation.
161. The vacation hardship allowance was almost unheard of and was not being demanded.
162. The allowance is paid for 4 years and is based upon bus fares.
163. The self employed may claim income tax relief as an allowance in their income tax assessment.
164. But you always evaded this question, saying your allowance from home would not stretch to paying the extra rent.
165. Relatively few people incur a capital gains tax bill because of index linking and the offsetting effect of the personal tax allowance.
166. Where no allowance is made for this depreciation in the calculation of investment, the resulting figure is called gross investment.
167. The relative frequencies of citations may be inaccurate, if allowance is not made for the growth of the literature.
168. Trade discount is an allowance made off the catalogue or list price of goods given by a wholesaler to a retailer.
169. In exchange for looking after the children, Annie has all her meals paid for and receives a small monthly allowance.
170. Allow 10% of the rate of increase of height, but increase this allowance to 20% when levelling from descent.
171. If Pickles really does love you, maybe the pater would give her a decent allowance and you'd manage somehow.
172. Paid holidays are 25 percent fewer in small firms and only half of this allowance is actually taken.
173. What's more, you can bring home a larger allowance than if you buy duty-free - usually half as much again.
174. The anchor-star has probably had the benefit of a clothing allowance and the best hairdressers and consultants.
175. Mom gave us kids a weekly allowance if we kept our rooms clean.
176. Cohabiting couples are not eligible for Married Couple's Allowance, and for tax purposes are regarded as two single people.
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177. When Sara returned they drank the ale and she brought up the subject of an increased allowance for her and the children.
178. We both accepted this without question, and a marriage allowance was duly added to my salary.
179. The points cost of these special characters comes out of your Character points allowance in the normal way.
180. But the pay was low most of the classes met in the evening, and the traveling allowance was minuscule.
More similar words: chancellor, rowan, now and then, now and again, every now and then, allow, hallow, fallow, wallow, tallow, callow, mallow, sallow, allow of, yellow, swallow, billow, shallow, fellow, follow, hollow, bellow, pillow, gallows, willow, allow in, allow for, mellow, hallowed, disallow.