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1
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
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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The first known use of allowance was in the 14th century
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