allowances (Meaning)
allowances
a reduction from a stated price, an allotted share, to put on a fixed allowance (as of food and drink), the act of allowing, an act of allowing, to supply in a fixed or regular quantity, a share or portion allotted or granted, an allowed difference between parts that fit together in a machine, a fixed or available amount, a sum given, a sum regularly provided for personal or household expenses, a reduction from a list price or stated price, an imposed handicap (as in a horse race), the act of allowing something, an allowing for things that may partly excuse an offense or mistake or for things that may happen, a sum granted as a reimbursement or payment for expenses, an allowed dimensional difference between mating parts of a machine, a sum granted as a reimbursement or bounty or for expenses, a share or portion given out, a sum granted as a reduction or increase, the act of regarding bad behavior or a mistake as less serious or bad because of some special circumstance
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allowances Sentence Examples
- The child received weekly allowances to cover his expenses.
- The company offered generous allowances for travel and entertainment.
- The school provided housing allowances for foreign exchange students.
- The government granted tax allowances to low-income families.
- The festival had a strict policy on allowances for food and beverages.
- The budget included allowances for unforeseen expenses.
- The employee was entitled to an allowance for using their car for business purposes.
- The project had a fixed budget with limited allowances for contingencies.
- The hotel offered a daily allowance to cover meals and incidentals.
- The agreement stipulated specific allowances for rent, utilities, and maintenance.
FAQs About the word allowances
a reduction from a stated price, an allotted share, to put on a fixed allowance (as of food and drink), the act of allowing, an act of allowing, to supply in a
allotments, quotas, parts,portions, proportions, percentages, shares, pieces of the action, takes, cuts
composites,compounds, pools, sums, totals, aggregates,totalities,wholes
The child received weekly allowances to cover his expenses.
The company offered generous allowances for travel and entertainment.
The school provided housing allowances for foreign exchange students.
The government granted tax allowances to low-income families.
