Allowance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsən/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːbənˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːbənˌɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæsən/.

Examples

travel allowance
my weekly allowance of two eggs
a child's allowance should not be too generous

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

valuation reserve leeway allowance account tolerance adjustment valuation account margin

Parts of Speech

noun	an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) “travel allowance”
noun	a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
noun	an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances “an allowance for profit”
noun	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
noun	a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
noun	the act of allowing “He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room”
verb	put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Word Forms

allowance	verb	put on a fixed allowance, as of food
allow	verb	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
adjust	verb	decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
allowance	noun	an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuschuss

ein erlaubter oder gewährter Betrag (wie während eines bestimmten Zeitraums)

🇫🇷French

allocation

un montant autorisé ou accordé (comme pendant une période donnée)

🇪🇸Spanish

prestación

una cantidad permitida u otorgada (como durante un período determinado)

🇮🇹Italian

indennità

un importo consentito o concesso (come durante un determinato periodo)

🇳🇱Dutch

toelage

een toegestaan of toegekend bedrag (zoals gedurende een bepaalde periode)

🇵🇹Portuguese

mesada

uma quantia permitida ou concedida (como durante um determinado período)

🇷🇺Russian

разрешение

разрешенная или предоставленная сумма (как в течение определенного периода)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भत्ता

अनुमत या प्रदान की गई राशि (किसी निश्चित अवधि के दौरान)

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাতা

অনুমোদিত বা মঞ্জুর করা পরিমাণ (একটি নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடுப்பனவு

அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது வழங்கப்பட்ட தொகை (ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலத்தில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

భత్యం

అనుమతించబడిన లేదా మంజూరు చేయబడిన మొత్తం (ఇచ్చిన వ్యవధిలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

भत्ता

परवानगी दिलेली किंवा मंजूर केलेली रक्कम (दिलेल्या कालावधीत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભથ્થું

મંજૂર અથવા મંજૂર રકમ (આપેલ સમયગાળા દરમિયાન)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭತ್ಯೆ

ಅನುಮತಿಸಲಾದ ಅಥವಾ ನೀಡಲಾದ ಮೊತ್ತ (ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലവൻസ്

അനുവദിച്ചതോ അനുവദിച്ചതോ ആയ തുക (ഒരു നിശ്ചിത കാലയളവിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੱਤਾ

ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਜਾਂ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਰਕਮ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

الاؤنس

اجازت دی گئی یا دی گئی رقم (جیسا کہ دی گئی مدت کے دوران)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

津贴

允许或授予的金额（在给定时期内）

🇯🇵Japanese

手当

（特定の期間中に）許可または付与された金額

🇰🇷Korean

용돈

(특정 기간 동안) 허용되거나 승인된 금액

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trợ cấp

một số tiền được phép hoặc được cấp (như trong một khoảng thời gian nhất định)

🇹🇭Thai

เบี้ยเลี้ยง

จำนวนเงินที่อนุญาตหรือได้รับ (ตามระยะเวลาที่กำหนด)

🇮🇩Indonesian

uang saku

jumlah yang diperbolehkan atau diberikan (seperti selama periode tertentu)

🇲🇾Malay

elaun

jumlah yang dibenarkan atau diberikan (seperti dalam tempoh tertentu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بدل

المبلغ المسموح به أو الممنوح (كما هو الحال خلال فترة معينة)

🇮🇷Persian

کمک هزینه

مبلغ مجاز یا اعطا شده (مانند یک دوره معین)

🇹🇷Turkish

ödenek

izin verilen veya verilen miktar (belirli bir dönemde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפרָשָׁה

סכום מותר או מוענק (כמו במהלך תקופה נתונה)

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The primary meaning of 'allowance' is 'an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)'.

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Using 'allowance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'allowance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'allowance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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