allowance

[əˈlaʊəns]

Definition:
1. An amount of money that is given to somebody regularly or for a particular purpose.
2. The amount of something that is allowed in a particular situation.
3. An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.
4. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.

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Use 'allowance' in a sentence:

1. He received a per diem allowance to cover his travel expenses.
2. Changes for this year include an increase in the tax allowance.
3. There seems to be little difference whether you eat all your calorie allowance in one go, or spread it over the day.
4. His monthly allowance is 800 yuan.
5. In this case, the total fat, which is twelve grams, constitutes 18% of a day's allowance of fat for the typical 200 calorie diet.
6. "She is entitled to her personal allowance which is three thousand dollars of income."—"Yes, but she doesn't earn any money."
7. Perhaps they give me really a generous allowance, but I am beginning to feel that I'm wasting my time and their money.
8. We had to earn our allowance by doing chores around the house ．
9. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44 lbs per passenger.
10. She gets an allowance for taking care of Amy.
11. Research and Practice on Distribution Method of SO_2 Emission Allowance in China.
12. I have to work to earn my allowance.
13. Lei Feng, always thrifty, had saved this sum from his allowances.
14. His allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child.
15. The court was asked to make allowances for his age.
16. There seems to be little difference whether you eat all your calorie allowance at once, or spread it over the day.
17. The government's recommended daily allowance for the average adult is 50 to 60 grams of protein a day.
18. Teachers have joined a strike aimed at forcing the government to pay overdue salaries and allowances.
19. Some people say step pricing can be used to protect a basic water allowance for drinking, cooking and washing.
20. Li learned to cook and managed to live a life with an allowance of only 24 yuan per month.
21. They each received a small allowance to learn how to share, save and spend.
22. The practice of paying children an allowance became popular in America about 100 years ago.
23. I get a mileage allowance if I use my car for work.
24. Both sides are willing to make allowances for each other's political sensitivities.
25. He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.
26. Nowadays, American kids on average receive about $800 per year in allowance.
27. The scholarship includes an allowance of$ 100 for books.
28. The vast majority of American parents who pay allowance tie it to the completion of housework.
29. Although many parents believe that paying an allowance for completing chores benefits their children, a range of experts expressed concern that tying allowance very closely to chores may not be ideal.
30. There will now be a seven-day wait for the jobseeker's allowance.
31. The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a woman's daily calories allowance is alarming.
32. The accountable allowance for District Council members has been increased.
33. He lives on a single parent's allowance of £ 70 a week.
34. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger.
35. 'She is entitled to her personal allowance which is three thousand pounds of income.' — 'Yes, but she doesn't earn any money.'
36. My monthly allowance is 50 yuan.
37. Allowances have been made for damages.
38. As I grew up, I began to have my eyes opened. I realized that when it came to my allowance, my dad had limited resources.
39. Workers in Finland, France and Brazil have the most generous statutory allowance, getting 30 days of holiday every year.
40. Market entities applying for one-way bidding can purchase emission allowances from counterparts, with the bidding information released by the exchange.
41. Serious attention is being given to diluting the value of personal tax allowances.
42. We must make allowances for his ignorance.
43. When we're planning for a trip, we should make allowance for the weather.
44. The pension includes an allowance of fifty pounds for traffic expenditures.
45. She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian.
46. I get an overseas allowance plus free accommodation from the firm.
47. The budget made allowance for inflation.
48. Do you get an allowance for clothing?
49. We'll make allowances in the schedule for time off.
50. The personal allowance depends on your age and marital status.
51. The Commissioners get between £ 50,000 and 60,000 a year in various allowances. But that amount can soar to 90,000 a year.
52. My allowance was sufficient to afford my mom's birthday gift.
53. Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances.
54. This night, he had rice and scrambled egg with tomato and eggplant, well within the 65-cent allowance for the meal.
55. Instead, the claimant receives a time-limited "allowance", conditional on actively seeking a job; no entitlement and no insurance, at 71 pounds a week.
56. The plan makes no allowance for people working at different rates.
57. The raw exam results make no allowance for social background.