1
as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
as the war progressed, each family's allowance of sugar and flour was reduced
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2
as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
without the official allowance of the school board, no organization can hold its meetings on school property
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Recent Examples of allowance
The wages associated with many players - fancifully mooted - as potential part exchange chips are likely to have wages that would immediately eat into Newcastle’s PSR allowance.
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David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Like score thresholds, though, repair allowances and criteria can vary by lender.
—Ryan Barone, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The effective tax rate for the quarter was a benefit on pre-tax loss of 11.5%, influenced by valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s also a $30,000 moving allowance, a country club membership and a courtesy car, plus numerous performance bonuses that would add another $100,000 for a season similar to what UCSD just had.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Like score thresholds, though, repair allowances and criteria can vary by lender.
—Ryan Barone, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The effective tax rate for the quarter was a benefit on pre-tax loss of 11.5%, influenced by valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s also a $30,000 moving allowance, a country club membership and a courtesy car, plus numerous performance bonuses that would add another $100,000 for a season similar to what UCSD just had.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowance
Noun
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Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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Our portion of the state was so ignored that some of the local wags were calling for a new state called Forgottonia.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some school districts require permission from parents to allow disciplinary paddling in school, while others do not require any communication.—
Christina Erickson,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Visas grant international students entry to the U.S., while their status in the SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) database is part of what gives them legal permission to stay in the U.S. for studies or limited on-the-job training after graduation.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The results from a study among almost 500 employees show that employees with children under six have less bandwidth to help coworkers with work problems or take over a coworker’s share of the workload.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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All 20 clubs earn an equal share of £86.9million ($115.8m) through domestic and international broadcasting rights and a further £8.2m via commercial income.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Universities and the government use the database to track foreign students and students rely on it for their authorization to remain in the country.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Synthetic Food Dyes to Be Phased Out The FDA plans to revoke authorization of two synthetic food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—within the next few months.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Their appeal is one of three religious rights cases the Supreme Court is deciding in the coming weeks, and could be part of a recent trend of the court siding with religious rights advocates.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In one controversial use case, UK rail operator Network Rail reportedly sent video data of passengers to Amazon’s emotional analytics service without gathering their consent.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Customers were also allegedly enrolled without their consent and were charged before the billing date.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If a country sets hunting quotas to manage wolf populations, for example, individual farmers would be allowed to cull wolves in their area.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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As a long-term project, working to create tradeable property rights in U.S. fisheries quotas through the empowerment of U.S. fishing communities and the reduction of federal regulatory micromanagement.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Even if the seizure of Taiwan does not lead to a wider regional confrontation, any number of powerful economic actors in the global North might impose sanctions that would hurt China, and Asia more broadly.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Putin’s biggest concern is that Trump will blame Russia, bolster US support for Kyiv and impose tough new economic sanctions on Moscow, spelling an end to the potential benefits of a reconfiguration of US-Russia relations.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Allowance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowance. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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