1
as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
as the war progressed, each family's allowance of sugar and flour was reduced
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2
as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
without the official allowance of the school board, no organization can hold its meetings on school property
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Recent Examples of allowance
According to the national courier, the newest offers include a signing bonus of up to $1,000 Canadian dollars ($728) depending on role, the elimination of mandatory overtime for the urban unit and lower inflation thresholds for cost-of-living allowance payments across all employees.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
The girls pooled their allowance together for these tickets.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
However, the mother’s recent request for a $1,000-a-month allowance has reignited tensions between them.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 25 May 2025
Protein’s minimum recommended dietary allowance (RDA) is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight (0.36 grams per pound).
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 May 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
The girls pooled their allowance together for these tickets.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
However, the mother’s recent request for a $1,000-a-month allowance has reignited tensions between them.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 25 May 2025
Protein’s minimum recommended dietary allowance (RDA) is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight (0.36 grams per pound).
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowance
Noun
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Elam also shared portions of one of Lewis' final text messages to her.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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Kim is a Queens assemblyman from District 40, covering portions of Whitestone, Flushing, College Point, and Murray Hill.—
Ron Kim,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Reddit sued Anthropic on Wednesday, accusing the startup of training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the popular forum without permission.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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By mapping who has access to what and why, these tools help identify unnecessary permissions, enforce least-privilege access and eliminate redundancies (full disclosure: Gathid offers this solution).—
Leslie Milne,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Boeing shares were down Friday, falling 3.8%, while GE Aerospace was down 2.4%.—
Allison Lampert,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Credit utilization is the share of one’s outstanding debt relative to their credit limit.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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The government is also now appealing to the public to help find and deport people in the country without authorization.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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UniCredit has built a surprise stake in Commerzbank of 28% since September through derivatives and has the European Central Bank's authorization to hold up to 29.9% in the lender.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Miley Cyrus premiered her Something Beautiful visual album for a packed audience at New York’s Beacon Theatre as part of the 2025 Tribeca Festival.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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This may force the 76-year-old, who is battling an undisclosed form of cancer, to cancel the traditional Boxing Day shoot, which is described as a central part of the royal family’s holiday plans.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The spin-off is subject to customary regulatory approvals, board consent, and market conditions.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The use of this content to train AI without knowledge or explicit consent by users is a legal topic sure to stir debate in the years ahead.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Other than that, that’s a good quota for nine women.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
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The protests come as Trump has been feuding with Democrat leaders in California over his response to protests sparked increasingly aggressive anti-immigration enforcement actions from his administration, including several surprise workplace raids across the country and increased arrest quotas.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Trump imposed a similar ban during his first term before withdrawing America unilaterally from Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, under which Iran drastically limited its program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.—
NASSER KARIMI,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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That Israeli announcement came just before President Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which greatly limited its program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Allowance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowance. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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