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allowances definition

allowances


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  allowance 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  allowance 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  allowance 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  allowance 
 
  1  sense  of  allowance 
 
  Sense  1 
  allowance 
  =>  allow  grant 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  allowance 
 
  allowance  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  allowance 
 
  Sense  1 
  allowance 
  =>  allow  grant 
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  Grep  of  noun  allowance 
  allowance 
  allowance  account 
  cost-of-living  allowance 
  depreciation  allowance 
  travel  allowance 
 
  Overview  of  noun  allowance 
 
  The  noun  allowance  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  allowance  --  (an  amount  allowed  or  granted  (as  during  a  given  period):  "travel  allowance";  "my  weekly  allowance  of  two  eggs";  "a  child's  allowance  should  not  be  too  generous") 
  2.  (1)  allowance  --  (a  sum  granted  as  reimbursement  for  expenses) 
  3.  (1)  allowance,  adjustment  --  (an  amount  added  or  deducted  on  the  basis  of  qualifying  circumstances;  "an  allowance  for  profit") 
  4.  (1)  allowance,  leeway,  margin,  tolerance  --  (a  permissible  difference;  allowing  freedom  to  move  within  limits) 
  5.  valuation  reserve,  valuation  account,  allowance,  allowance  account  --  (a  reserve  fund  created  by  a  charge  against  profits  in  order  to  provide  for  changes  in  the  value  of  a  company's  assets) 
  6.  allowance  --  (the  act  of  allowing;  "He  objected  to  the  allowance  of  smoking  in  the  diningroom") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  allowance 
 
  The  verb  allowance  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  allowance  --  (put  on  a  fixed  allowance,  as  of  food) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  allowance 
 
  The  noun  allowance  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  allowance  --  (an  amount  allowed  or  granted  (as  during  a  given  period):  "travel  allowance";  "my  weekly  allowance  of  two  eggs";  "a  child's  allowance  should  not  be  too  generous") 
  2.  (1)  allowance  --  (a  sum  granted  as  reimbursement  for  expenses) 
  3.  (1)  allowance,  adjustment  --  (an  amount  added  or  deducted  on  the  basis  of  qualifying  circumstances;  "an  allowance  for  profit") 
  4.  (1)  allowance,  leeway,  margin,  tolerance  --  (a  permissible  difference;  allowing  freedom  to  move  within  limits) 
  5.  valuation  reserve,  valuation  account,  allowance,  allowance  account  --  (a  reserve  fund  created  by  a  charge  against  profits  in  order  to  provide  for  changes  in  the  value  of  a  company's  assets) 
  6.  allowance  --  (the  act  of  allowing;  "He  objected  to  the  allowance  of  smoking  in  the  diningroom") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  allowance 
 
  The  verb  allowance  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  allowance  --  (put  on  a  fixed  allowance,  as  of  food) 



allowances definition