Allowance - English meaning

noun

The action or process of allocating or sharing out something.

Usage examples:

More efficient allocation of resources

noun

A plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers.

Usage examples:

Some of them have nice gardens at home for flowers, and want the allotments to grow vegetables.

noun

The process of sharing something, or the amount or share of something that someone or something is given

Usage examples:

The trade body labeled as illegal last year's allotment of $3.2 billion in cotton subsidies., an al…

noun

A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.

Usage examples:

He left her an annuity of £1,000 in his will

noun

An amount of money paid to someone every year, usually until that person’s death, or the insurance agreement or investment that provides money that is paid this way

Usage examples:

A small annuity lets her travel.

noun

A fixed amount of money paid to someone every year, usually until their death

Usage examples:

The safety and security of an annuity give it a value that can't be measured in dollars and cents.,…

noun

An advantage or profit gained from something.

Usage examples:

Enjoy the benefits of being a member

verb

Receive an advantage; profit.

Usage examples:

The areas would benefit from regeneration

noun

A helpful or good effect

Usage examples:

[ c ] it was a giveaway to the rich, he said, and not something that’s a benefit to most americans.…

noun

Careful thought, typically over a period of time.

Usage examples:

Your case needs very careful investigation and consideration

noun

The act, state, or quality of caring about or respecting

Usage examples:

He showed very little consideration for anyone but himself., [ c ] financial considerations were a …

noun

In a contract, something with financial value that is given in exchange for something else, for example, a bank loan that is made in exchange for the borrower's promise to repay it

Usage examples:

From the wording of the agreement it was clear that the initial payment was part of the considerati…

noun

A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.

Usage examples:

The agency is mainly financed from voluntary contributions

noun

The cost incurred in or required for something.

Usage examples:

Conference rooms were equipped at great expense

verb

Offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income.

Usage examples:

Up to $17,500 in capital expenditures can be expensed in the year they were incurred

phrase

Money that you spend when you are doing your job, that your employer will pay back to you

Usage examples:

I need to get my expenses approved., on expenses uk don't worry about the cost of lunch - it's on e…

verb

Agree to give or allow (something requested) to.

Usage examples:

They were granted a meeting

noun

A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

A research grant

verb

To give, agree to give, or do something that another person has asked for, esp. as an official or formal act

Usage examples:

She was granted american citizenship., [ + (that) clause ] i grant you (that) it must have been ups…

noun

A quantity of financial or other material aid given to a person or organization.

Usage examples:

Dependence on central government handouts

noun

Something such as food, clothing, or money that is given free to someone who needs it

Usage examples:

Government handouts, her handout included a list of the books she referred to.

noun

Something such as food, clothing, or money that is given free to someone who is in need of it

Usage examples:

She ended up living on handouts and food vouchers., federal/government/state handouts, the electric…

noun

A portion of food served to one person at one time.

Usage examples:

There will be enough for six helpings

verb

Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.

Usage examples:

They helped her with domestic chores

noun

An amount of food served to a person at one time

Usage examples:

He took another helping of dessert.

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

noun

A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

Usage examples:

The failure showed the limits of british power

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Usage examples:

Try to limit the amount you drink

noun

The greatest amount, number, or level allowed or possible

Usage examples:

There’s a limit to her patience., two cups of coffee are my limit., spending limits were imposed by…

pronoun

A large number or amount; a great deal.

Usage examples:

There are a lot of actors in the cast

adverb

A great deal; much.

Usage examples:

He played tennis a lot last year

noun

A particular group or set of people or things.

Usage examples:

It's just one lot of rich people stealing from another

noun

The process of preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved.

Usage examples:

We support local initiatives that ensure the maintenance of community spirit

noun

The process of keeping or continuing something

Usage examples:

The office is charged with the maintenance of customary practices and ceremonies., bridges require …

noun

The activity of keeping a building, vehicle, road, etc. in good condition by checking it regularly and repairing it when necessary

Usage examples:

Refineries typically schedule yearly maintenance., components necessary for the maintenance of our …

noun

The action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid.

Usage examples:

Ask for a discount for payment by cash

noun

An amount of money paid, or the act of paying

Usage examples:

[ c ] when is the first payment due?, [ u ] usually we ask for payment when the order is placed.

noun

An amount of money that has been paid or is expected to be paid

Usage examples:

For the fiscal year ended february 28 2010, payments from class a shares amounted to $1,470., mortg…

noun

A regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.

Usage examples:

Men can draw a pension from the age of sixty-five

verb

Dismiss someone from employment, typically because of age or ill health, and pay them a pension.

Usage examples:

He was pensioned off from the army after the war

noun

A small hotel or boarding house in france and other european countries.

Usage examples:

Of course, it's a typical beautiful austrian small town with lots of pensions, hotels and restauran…

noun

A part of a whole.

Usage examples:

A portion of the jetty still stands

verb

Divide (something) into parts; share out.

Usage examples:

Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors un…

noun

A fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute.

Usage examples:

The county is falling short of its quota of blood donations

noun

A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.

Usage examples:

1947 saw the bread ration reduced

verb

Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).

Usage examples:

Petrol was so strictly rationed that bikes were always in demand

noun

A sum of money sent in payment or as a gift.

Usage examples:

Complete your booking form and send it together with your remittance

noun

An amount of money that is sent somewhere as payment for something

Usage examples:

Complete the membership form and send it to the address below, together with your remittance for th…

noun

A part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute.

Usage examples:

Under the proposals, investors would pay a greater share of the annual fees required

verb

Have a portion of (something) with another or others.

Usage examples:

He shared the pie with her

noun

Short for ploughshare.

noun

A thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion.

Usage examples:

Four slices of bread

verb

Cut (something, especially food) into slices.

Usage examples:

Slice the onion into rings

noun

A flat, often thin piece of food that has been cut from a larger piece

Usage examples:

A slice of bread/cake/pizza, she demanded a slice of the profits., the drama is a slice of life abo…

noun

A fixed regular sum paid as a salary or as expenses to a clergyman, teacher, or public official.

Usage examples:

The rise was ‘three per cent - a percentage in line with the rise in stipends for all clergymen,’ h…

noun

A fixed, regular income that is usually not based on an amount of work done

Usage examples:

As a student advisor, she gets a monthly stipend from the college.

noun

An amount of money that is paid regularly to someone, especially for work or training that is usually unpaid

Usage examples:

An $80-a-month stipend covers each volunteer's personal expenses., in addition to their regular sal…

noun

A sum of money granted by the state or a public body to help an industry or business keep the price of a commodity or service low.

Usage examples:

A farm subsidy

noun

Money given as part of the cost of something to help or encourage it to happen

Usage examples:

Export subsidies, farm subsidies

noun

Money given by a government or an organization to reduce the cost of producing food, a product, etc. and to help to keep prices low

Usage examples:

Government/public/state subsidies, agricultural/export/farm subsidies, provide/receive/get a subsid…

noun

The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level.

Usage examples:

The minimum income needed for subsistence

noun

What a person needs in order to stay alive

Usage examples:

Art satisfies a need beyond mere subsistence., palau’s economy is based on subsistence agriculture …

noun

The state of having what you need in order to stay alive, but no more

Usage examples:

Many people in the town feed their families by subsistence, an economic lifestyle characterized by …

noun

The process of keeping something in good condition.

Usage examples:

We will be responsible for the upkeep of the access road

noun

The process or cost of keeping something, such as a building, in good and usable condition

Usage examples:

It costs the landlord about $2000 a month just for upkeep.

noun

The cost or process of keeping something, such as a building, in good condition

Usage examples:

The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive., farepayers paid €4.8 billion for the upkeep…