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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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 new law, which passed the Assembly and Senate last month, does not apply to the Turquoise proposal but aims to prevent similar future developments from receiving density bonus allowances.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The developers also asked for various allowances related to the county’s building and zoning restrictions.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition to the childbirth incentive, Booyoung Group is reportedly already trying to ease the financial burden on parents by helping out with college tuition for employees’ children, medical expenses for direct family members, and child allowances.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Why don’t religious people make similar allowances for nonbelievers?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Tipping habits and even allowances are also feeling the brunt of rising prices.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
What is certain is that this drastic increase in zoning allowances will drive property values and taxes sharply higher — whether or not new buildings are constructed.
—Patricia Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Protests began on Monday over what demonstrators called excessive pay and housing allowances for parliamentarians, escalating into riots on Friday after a motorcycle rideshare driver was killed during police action at a protest site.
—CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
In an attempt to quell the public anger, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday the country’s parliament would listen and act on people’s concerns, pledging to curb hefty allowances for lawmakers.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The developers also asked for various allowances related to the county’s building and zoning restrictions.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition to the childbirth incentive, Booyoung Group is reportedly already trying to ease the financial burden on parents by helping out with college tuition for employees’ children, medical expenses for direct family members, and child allowances.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Why don’t religious people make similar allowances for nonbelievers?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Tipping habits and even allowances are also feeling the brunt of rising prices.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
What is certain is that this drastic increase in zoning allowances will drive property values and taxes sharply higher — whether or not new buildings are constructed.
—Patricia Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Protests began on Monday over what demonstrators called excessive pay and housing allowances for parliamentarians, escalating into riots on Friday after a motorcycle rideshare driver was killed during police action at a protest site.
—CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
In an attempt to quell the public anger, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday the country’s parliament would listen and act on people’s concerns, pledging to curb hefty allowances for lawmakers.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowances
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Parts of southwestern Haiti and the southern portions of the Dominican Republic are also at risk of flash flooding and landslides.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Divide your pizza dough into four portions.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Though the state of Missouri has passed some bills expanding hours and permissions for businesses and vendors, some cities are also passing their own guardrails on bars, food trucks and other tourist-friendly spaces.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Customers in Texas and Arizona can receive parcels from the flying delivery liaisons, and Amazon has received beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which means the drones can, theoretically, start to scale for delivery.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For those who prefer public transit, Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner stops in nearby Goleta and Santa Barbara, with connecting shuttles or ride-shares to Buellton.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Several companies preparing to report earnings this week could see their stocks score large gains or suffer considerable losses, based on current options trading on the shares.—
Nick Wells,Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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An impending federal ruling is expected to strip Texas DACA recipients of their work authorizations, impacting tens of thousands of people in the state.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those actions were justified using authorizations for the use of military force passed by Congress in 2001 and 2002.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The largest of the Apostle Islands is Madeline Island, about a mile offshore, and the historic capital of the Ojibwe Nation, which encompasses parts of what are now Canada and the northern Great Lakes region of the United States.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Chainsaw Man follows Denji, a poor teen who makes a contract that fuses his body with that of Pochita, the dog-like Chainsaw Devil, granting him the power to transform parts of his body into chainsaws.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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From 1982 onward, the administration reinstated import quotas on sugar to support domestic prices.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some maquila workers told CNN they were given daily quotas of thousands of apparel items, and made to stand for up to 15 hours a day, while earning a minimum wage of less than $500 a month.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Five days later, the summit was off and new sanctions on Moscow were on.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Insufficient piecemeal sanctions, half-heartedly implemented, allowed Russia’s military to rebuild and grow.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Allowances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowances. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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