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allowances definition
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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 -------------- 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
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