Synonyms of allowances

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portions
• shares
• parts
• quotas
• proportions
• percentages
• allotments
• pieces
• cuts
• slices
• takes
• rations
• pieces of the action
• ends
• commissions
• members
• sections
• segments
• lots
• partitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• totals
• sums
• composites
• aggregates
• pools
• totalities
• wholes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• permissions
• authorizations
• permits
• consents
• sanctions
• clearances
• licenses
• warrants
• signatures
• leaves
• green lights
• grants
• sufferances
• concurrences
• agreements
• tolerances
• certifications
• accreditations
• stamps
• seals
• concessions
• liberties
• acceptances
• patents
• passes
• imprimaturs
• acquiescences
• tolerations
• assents
• OKs
• accords

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibitions
• denials
• proscriptions
• refusals
• revocations
• rejections
• injunctions
• taboos
• interdictions
• exclusions
• vetoes
• discouragements
• suppressions
• repressions
• bans
• embargoes
• deterrences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allowances

Suarez, who donates his salary, has proposed eliminating the car and phone allowances, highlighting substantial increases in the mayor and commission budget in recent years. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Officials had estimated only four bus stops would be subject to new higher-density allowances — but in SANDAG’s maps, 21 meet the criteria. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

That's because gym memberships and meal allowances don't make someone feel seen or tell them that their contribution matters. — Candy Fernandez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Some shared personal stories from unhoused New Yorkers who said the shelter allowances weren’t enough to prevent homelessness, according to the state register. — Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 9 July 2026

The program will now include a new mechanism, the manufacturing decarbonization incentive, that allows polluters to apply for and receive up to 118 million new allowances in exchange for investments in decarbonization projects. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Corum gave her children debit cards and uses a family personal finance app connected to the cards to distribute their allowances and monitor their spending. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

Iyanla Vanzant, the program’s host, chided Holmes for squandering much of her fortune, buying properties and paying allowances to hangers-on. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

In addition to his life sentences, Radford will forfeit all pay and allowances, be reduced in rank to E-1, and receive a dishonorable discharge from the Army, according to a statement from OSTC. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026