allowance

noun

ə-ˈlau̇-ən(t)s How to pronounce allowance (audio)
Definition of allowancenext
1
as in portion
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 permission
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 allowance Nevada's one-pound allowance for non-title fights meant all weigh-in readings were legal. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Individuals can still transfer crypto abroad under personal allowances – up to 2 million rand (~$120,000) annually without pre-clearance and up to 10 million rand with tax authority clearance. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 There are special allowances for vehicles at least 100 years old, believe it or not, but as this AutoWeek explainer from 2024 spells out, good luck trying to ship a ’60s Mustang across the world to drive it on their streets. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026 The town could also consider lowering the current 80-foot height allowance and requiring plans to remove equipment and hazardous materials if a facility closes. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for allowance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowance
  1. portion
  2. permission
  3. share
  4. authorization
  5. part
  6. granting
  7. quota
  8. consent
Noun
  • But developers accustomed to CUDA may need to rewrite and optimize substantial portions of their existing code before moving their training workloads to Ascend.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That effectively takes a large portion of the National Guard off the table, narrowing the pool of available units at a time when the force is also balancing deployments and other commitments overseas.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of portion
Noun
  • The Historical Center worked with the government of Papua New Guinea to secure all the permissions to legally recover parts of the plane, Fiandt said.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After the lower court earlier this year ordered a halt to aboveground construction, the president argued that permission from Congress was unnecessary because public money was not being used to pay for it.
    — Darlene Superville, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of permission
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the share of California public safety employees with at least 15 years of tenure dramatically rose from about 10% in 1996 to 47% in 2024.
    — Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The firm also hiked its price target on shares to $318, signaling more than 30% upside.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of share
Noun
  • Her husband was arrested, charged with abuse of a corpse without authorization and taken to Plano City Jail.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The program began in 2024 with an administrative action by President Joe Biden, with no authorization from Congress.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorization
Noun
  • Eovaldi's move to the IL comes after the activations of left-handers Cody Bradford and Jordan Montgomery, who, like Eovaldi, were part of the Rangers' World Series championship team in 2023.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Quincy’s Hispanic population increased from 37% in 1990 to around 75%, and a large migrant farmworker population also works there part of the year.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of part
Noun
  • The Department of Homeland Security has appealed the granting of his asylum.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • While the granting or denial of a stay might sound like legal jargon, there are real-world implications at stake.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of granting
Noun
  • In the preceding days, ICE had been ramping up its operations to meet a quota of two thousand arrests per day.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese individuals face a $50,000 annual quota for foreign exchange conversion; the capital account is managed, everywhere, always.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of quota
Noun
  • This consent order requires Sherwin-Williams to return to full compliance and complete critical control upgrades and performance testing.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And Meta has been embroiled in controversy over concerns about its AI smart glasses being used to record others without their consent.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of consent

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