Payments made by the state or an insurance scheme
“Singh said travel allowance, book grants and other allowances were also increased and a three per cent regional allowance was added.”
A benefit received in addition to the normal benefits of holding a job, or, by extension, any relationship to the source of the benefit
An amount or thing supplied or provided
Plural for the amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose
“Seat dimensions should be explored considering passenger health, size, and allowance for seat-space reductions when the seat in front is reclined.”
Plural for an amount of money that can be earned or received free of tax
“Those earning less than the basic tax allowance.”
Plural for something that is given as charity, especially a sum of money
Plural for a sum as a percentage of sales paid to an agent in a commercial transaction
Plural for the act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty
Plural for a statement or assertion that makes another less absolute
Plural for a court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person
Plural for clear space allowed for a thing to move past or under another
Plural for room or scope to move or maneuver (literally or figuratively)
Plural for the act of abating, or the state of being abated
Plural for spending money
Plural for a further period of play added on to a game if the scores are equal
Plural for the weight or significance given to something
Plural for a portion of an object or of material, especially when produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole
Plural for a quantity of a medicine or drug taken or recommended to be taken at a particular time
Plural for an allowable amount of variation of a specified quantity, especially in the dimensions of a machine or part
Plural for the practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behaviour
Plural for a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest
Plural for a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule
Plural for an arrangement by which a company or the state undertakes to provide a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a specified premium
Plural for the ability to withstand prolonged hardship
Plural for the balance of an advantage
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