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 program forces major polluters to pay for their share of emissions by buying allowances at auctions or being granted them for free.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
But with the other perks that include cell phone and car allowances, Miami commissioners’ gross annual pay is about $100,000.
—Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
This is not the first time that E15 waivers have been issued—E15 sales allowances have occurred every summer since 2022.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
The exact limitations aren't clear; some say they’re limited to 100 queries per week, while others report different usage allowances.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
For unlimited mobile plans, Charter offers lower prices and higher premium data allowances at $30 per line for 30 GB of premium data, while Cox offers $45 per line for only 20 GB of data.
—Javier Palomarez, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
For the Manhattanhenge effect, allowances must be taken for hills and any landmarks along the distant New Jersey landscape, so the sun's altitude is assumed to be one degree (or slightly less) above the actual horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 May 2026
Per the Association Covenant, the land is currently zoned as use class A and L with allowances for residential and commercial housekeeping facilities only.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Packages start at $1,200 and include eclipse-day ground transfers, meals and baggage allowances for telescopes and photography equipment.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
But with the other perks that include cell phone and car allowances, Miami commissioners’ gross annual pay is about $100,000.
—Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
This is not the first time that E15 waivers have been issued—E15 sales allowances have occurred every summer since 2022.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
The exact limitations aren't clear; some say they’re limited to 100 queries per week, while others report different usage allowances.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
For unlimited mobile plans, Charter offers lower prices and higher premium data allowances at $30 per line for 30 GB of premium data, while Cox offers $45 per line for only 20 GB of data.
—Javier Palomarez, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
For the Manhattanhenge effect, allowances must be taken for hills and any landmarks along the distant New Jersey landscape, so the sun's altitude is assumed to be one degree (or slightly less) above the actual horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 May 2026
Per the Association Covenant, the land is currently zoned as use class A and L with allowances for residential and commercial housekeeping facilities only.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Packages start at $1,200 and include eclipse-day ground transfers, meals and baggage allowances for telescopes and photography equipment.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowances
Noun
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The project also includes widening portions of the right of way to a minimum of 20 feet at that location.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Carr later opened an equal-time rule investigation into ABC’s The View, even though the interview portions of talk shows have historically been exempt from the rule.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Platforms must provide centralized monitoring, budget controls, granular permissions and audit trails.—
Hope Frank,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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That context is then used to power AI agents capable of acting on behalf of employees, completing multi-step tasks while understanding company structure, permissions, and workflows across tools like Slack, Salesforce, and Google Workspace.—
Michelle Castillo,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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The results helped vault its shares up 36% and extended five-day gains past 50%.—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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In a sharp contrast, shares of Berkshire Hathaway were close to unchanged for the month.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The low-hire job market negatively affects students as a whole, but international students have to navigate additional barriers, such as temporary work authorizations, Ford says.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
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Insurance companies counter that authorizations are a vital tool to prevent unnecessary tests and medical care that inflate medical bills for families.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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There is also enough cheese and schmaltz to go around, enlivening the more straightforward parts of the film.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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As the disease progresses, plant growth may be stunted and infected plant parts become distorted.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 May 2026
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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
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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
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Opec decreased oil production quotas to stabilise prices, but members failed to comply, producing above their limits; while non-Opec producers pumped out more to fill the gap.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
23 May 2026
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Rossa purchased of Diesel’s quotas and left; Buziol did the same with Replay.—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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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
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
Time,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Allowances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowances. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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