allowance




allowance - noun

  • an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
  • a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
  • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
  • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
  • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
  • the act of allowing

    • allowance - verb

    • put on a fixed allowance, as of food

    allowance - thesaurus

    adjustment   leeway   margin   tolerance  


    View spelling list -ance words, Set 1 and learn about the word allowance in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 33. Word endings: -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence.

    Scrabble score for allowance

    a is 1 l is 1 l is 1 o is 1 w is 4 a is 1 n is 1 c is 3 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 14

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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