allowances

noun

plural of allowance
1
as in portions
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 permissions
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 allowances Under the bill, once a court ruling is final, the money could be deducted from family allowances and housing aid. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 In France, unions are asking for fatter government pensions and paychecks, along with increases in housing assistance, family allowances and a minimum-income benefit. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026 They were showered with expensive clothes, spa treatments, and drugs, and given weekly allowances ranging from $150 to $200. — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 These accounts often waive monthly fees without a minimum balance and offer larger transaction or cash deposit allowances, since nonprofits may see uneven cash flow tied to grant cycles and fundraising. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Of those four, Humana was the only payer that didn’t decrease dental allowances. — Caroline Catherman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Rather, the law ties two practical allowances to Maryland’s recommendations rather than to federal guidance. — Adejare Atanda, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026 OpenAI says Dot usage will temporarily not count against eligible users' plan allowances during the introductory period, with longer-term usage terms still to come. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Pay supplements and expense allowances boost their earnings to about $82,000 before taxes and other deductions, according to a Miami Herald review of payroll records. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowances
  1. portions
  2. permissions
  3. shares
  4. authorizations
  5. parts
  6. permits
  7. quotas
  8. consents
Noun
  • The full terms of the settlement weren’t immediately available, but an agenda item for Tuesday’s Fort Worth City Council meeting said Fort Worth will release portions of its ETJ and that Willow Park will pay the city $500,000.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Adjacent portions are owned by Xcel Energy and Union Pacific Railroad.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of portions
Noun
  • By the end of 2027, an unmanaged AI agent with broad permissions may be treated much like an unmanaged administrator account is today.
    — Alex Spokoiny, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, access must be verified, permissions restricted, and system behavior monitored.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of permissions
Noun
  • The deal could also help DoorDash build on its expansion into grocery delivery, analysts said, and give the company a financial boost after seeing its shares fall 20% so far this year.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Still, shares were down more than 6% in after-market trading when the results were released as investors focused on the core business.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of shares
Noun
  • Prior to the first Certificate of Occupancy, the applicant will be required to obtain all required permits, approvals, and authorizations from the Florida Department of Transportation for improvements impacting Sunrise Boulevard.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • General guidance from the federal government states that HIPAA authorizations do not need to be notarized.
    — Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of authorizations
Noun
  • Food and drink One of the loveliest parts of a stay at Hacienda Verde Tahití is the freedom to do your own thing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The pitch would be controversial in other parts of the world.
    — Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required.
    — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
Definition of permits
Noun
  • The program doesn’t carry diversity quotas and rewards good-faith efforts by studios to boost minority representation on productions.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Employees were given quotas to investigate 40 subjects a day, which is a rate of roughly 12 minutes per subject.
    — Madeleine May, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of quotas
Noun
  • For those with an eye on the future and a mindset of settlement and creating homes for others, planning and consents are in place for 400 new beachfront properties.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • This means cost-sharing for stormwater improvements will continue to be structured by the 83/17 split for decades to come – unless GLWA consents to renegotiating the deal.
    — Nicole Van Lier, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Definition of consents

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“Allowances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowances. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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