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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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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 The latter regulation is the state’s backstop climate trading program that puts an ever-stricter cap on emissions across sectors and allows polluting businesses to buy and trade allowances to meet it. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Similar efforts across the globe reduce child poverty with child allowances. — Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 Excludes allowances, employer superannuation, travel and vehicles. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 The government ministers who will receive raises are elected lawmakers who lead ministries and help make national policies, while allowances for other lawmakers also will increase. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Adding an eclectic soundtrack that mixes opera with vintage French pop and jaunty tunes that sound like they were lifted from 1960s French comedies, the filmmakers make generous allowances for humor amid the seriousness of the profession. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 For years, Japan has taken steps to try to reverse its falling birth rate by expanding monthly child allowances, bringing IVF and other fertility treatments under the purview of public insurance, and expanding parental leave benefits. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Each year, the number of available allowances decreases and their price increases. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Roster changes on other days would likely be common, with allowances for some routine transactions like waiver claims and excused absences, such as paternity leave. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 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 latest delay came after Caltrans determined that portions of the highway surface required additional smoothing, a Caltrans spokesperson told Abridged.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Harris has also said UCLA needs significantly more season-ticket holders, with a longer-term goal of removing the tarps covering portions of the Rose Bowl’s unused seating.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of portions
Noun
  • The owner should demonstrate continuing usage, acceptable outcomes, current permissions, understood dependencies and a justified cost-to-operate.
    — Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • That generally means gaining permissions and following the law on matters like IP and export controls.
    — Kate Rooney,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of permissions
Noun
  • Shares of rival Minimax have struggled in recent months to hold above their IPO-day gains, after seeing shares spike in the spring.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • While new medicines are likely more than a year away from hitting US shelves, analysts expect Cosmo shares to nearly double over the next 12 months.
    — Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of shares
Noun
  • Testing a dissenting hypothesis often required weeks of alignment meetings, internal authorizations and grueling pilot programs.
    — Fabio Moioli, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Several California universities have paused international students’ applications to pursue off-campus internships after the federal government issued guidance last month urging enhanced scrutiny of these work authorizations.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorizations
Noun
  • While cost is an important factor, service reliability and the availability of spare parts are also important considerations for truck carriers, and overhauling an entire fleet is a major investment.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • That could make fleets of relatively inexpensive autonomous vessels useful for building persistent datasets across parts of the ocean that are poorly monitored today.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 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
  • This creates a race to the bottom, where sales representatives trade margin for volume to hit their quotas.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • As evidence, Vance pointed to a steep Canadian import tax on American dairy products beyond quotas the two countries previously agreed to.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2026.

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