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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Relevance
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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
Tax thresholds and allowances remain frozen, so those getting pay increases in line with inflation — and those benefiting from a rise in the minimum wage — will see more of it swallowed by income tax.
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Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Or at least the ability to successfully influence their parents that $45 eyeshadow pallets and contour and face stars are worth bumping up their allowances for.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
The new Qatar Airways credit cards for US travelers come with perks like baggage allowance, lounge access, and even a fast track to elite status.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Atticus decided to donate half of his allowance to the museum instead of buying his next Pokémon card.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Or at least the ability to successfully influence their parents that $45 eyeshadow pallets and contour and face stars are worth bumping up their allowances for.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
The new Qatar Airways credit cards for US travelers come with perks like baggage allowance, lounge access, and even a fast track to elite status.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Atticus decided to donate half of his allowance to the museum instead of buying his next Pokémon card.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowance
Noun
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Yet, for a large portion of Massachusetts, this will be the warmest week yet.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Already, there has been a government shutdown, and a significant portion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still closed owing to the fact that spending to reopen it hasn’t been approved.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This includes patching existing vulnerabilities and making sure that the permissions employees have are strictly limited so they can’t be exploited.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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State Farm believes viewers will give permission for Jake to turn up in piece of entertainment.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Reformation assembled a coalition of brands—including Dôen, Eileen Fisher, Everlane and Zimmermann—to co-fund the study, aiming to generate better primary data on a fiber that represents a small share of global use but plays an outsized role in premium and luxury supply chains.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The former couple share son Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones and daughter Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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According to a report from The New York Post published Saturday, Swalwell hired a nanny for his children who then kept working for them after her work authorization permit expired in 2022.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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There was no strategy, no plan, no authorization.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
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These are not lazy callbacks, but shared touchstones — part of a pop cultural language the film embedded into our collective consciousness, and that the show both celebrates and lovingly skewers.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, is part of the wing of the American right that embraced Orbán.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In this age of excess and endless wish granting, self denial becomes a superpower and a necessity.—
Maggie Anders,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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The granting of humanitarian parole is discretionary and receiving it does not give the parolee any legal immigration status.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Water meters have been installed and quotas imposed on businesses such as car washes and large buildings, and those exceeding their limit are told to move out of Kabul.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The council voted to limit commercial fishing to only a few days and set quotas for the number of salmon that can be caught.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday’s council member salary vote was placed on the consent agenda, meaning it would be considered with other items at the start of the meeting.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The contract was approved as part of the council’s consent calendar, in which multiple items are approved with a single vote.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Allowance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowance. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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