Synonyms of allowance

allowance

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portion
• share
• part
• quota
• proportion
• percentage
• allotment
• piece
• slice
• cut
• ration
• take
• piece of the action
• end
• commission
• section
• segment
• lot
• member
• partition

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• total
• sum
• compound
• aggregate
• pool
• whole
• totality
• composite

• total
• sum
• compound
• aggregate
• pool
• whole
• totality
• composite

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• permission
• authorization
• consent
• sanction
• granting
• clearance
• signature
• warrant
• license
• licence
• leave
• accreditation
• permit
• green light
• concurrence
• sufferance
• certification
• seal
• acceptance
• grant
• stamp
• tolerance
• liberty
• concession
• agreement
• patent
• pass
• okay
• assent
• toleration
• imprimatur
• acquiescence
• OK
• accord

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibition
• denial
• refusal
• rejection
• revocation
• injunction
• exclusion
• suppression
• proscription
• veto
• interdiction
• repression
• ban
• embargo
• deterrence
• taboo
• tabu
• discouragement

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• prohibition
• denial
• refusal
• rejection
• revocation
• injunction
• exclusion
• suppression
• proscription
• veto
• interdiction
• repression
• ban
• embargo
• deterrence
• taboo
• tabu
• discouragement

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