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
That, too, begs a certain allowance.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
The current proposal would remove 118 million emission allowances from the total pool of allowances governed by the state with each allowance equal to a permit to emit one metric ton of greenhouse gases in carbon dioxide equivalent.
—Chaewon Chung
march 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
And in the bathroom, spatial allowances for shower and toilet compartments are often insufficient.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Worse, the outbound flight’s baggage allowance was listed at 23kg (50 pounds), not the 70 pounds Orbitz stated.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for allowance
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
The current proposal would remove 118 million emission allowances from the total pool of allowances governed by the state with each allowance equal to a permit to emit one metric ton of greenhouse gases in carbon dioxide equivalent.
—Chaewon Chung
march 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
And in the bathroom, spatial allowances for shower and toilet compartments are often insufficient.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Worse, the outbound flight’s baggage allowance was listed at 23kg (50 pounds), not the 70 pounds Orbitz stated.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for allowance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowance
Noun
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The pool portion of the project would have an eight-lane, 25-yard lap pool, a warm water therapy pool and an activity pool with a water slide, play features and additional lap lanes.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Order the prosciutto cotto eggs Benedict (the English muffin recipe handed down from Petty’s mom) and the cast-iron corn pancake served with a generous portion of butter and berry preserves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With this special permission from the DOC Kakapo Project Manager and the Mauri Ora Kakapo Trust, my clients travel to spectacular South Island locations otherwise inaccessible to visitors – and home to the only remaining Kakapo now being carefully protected in the wild.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many of Banky’s works appear on public and private spaces where permission may not have been granted.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Do is serving a five-year federal prison sentence for accepting more than $550,000 in bribes to direct his share of the COVID funds to certain charities, primarily one that employed his daughter, Rhiannon.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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With such a large share of global oil shipments passing through the route, the disruption has pushed crude prices sharply higher.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Citizenship and Immigration Services might grant their renewal but apply it to the date of their application instead of the end of the previous work authorization, effectively giving them less time.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The 45-year-old was caught in a sudden shift by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation that now requires applicants to provide proof of legal authorization to be in the United States.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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Thomas contributed by designing and producing many of the robot’s mechanical parts using 3D printing technology.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Because Buckley has short hair, a chignon or updo was not an option—but combed neatly back with a side part, clearing the face, feels like a very Grace Kelly detail.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Regulators have pledged faster turnarounds and the granting of rates that reflect growing wildfire risks to incentivize insurers to expand coverage in high-hazard areas.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The end of the group stage earlier in the week was overshadowed by Iran's departure from the tournament and the granting of asylum to members of the delegation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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And yet, as the rare book dealer Rebecca Romney explains in Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, Burney’s legacy has been progressively undercut over the centuries specifically on the back of comparison to Austen, as if there was some sort of quota for great female novelists of approximately the same period.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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In November 2025, the government introduced streaming service quotas dictating major players should apportion a part of their local revenues to original Australian stories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Congress and federal regulators are considering changes to the nation's organ donation system, including how consent is recorded and what should happen when a donor changes their mind.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The three cases deal with requirements to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent, and all of them make access to lawful speech conditional on identity verification — a violation of freedom of speech and parents’ autonomy to decide what’s best for their children.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Allowance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowance. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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