💰Allowance

noun
/əˈlaʊəns/

Meaning

a sum of money paid regularly to a person; permission to do something
a sum of money given regularly, typically for a specific purpose

Example Sentences

Children receive a weekly allowance for helping with chores.

He gets a weekly allowance from his parents.

Synonyms

stipend, payment, allocation, quota, grant, subsidy
Entry 1
stipend, payment, allocation, quota
Entry 2
stipend, grant, payment, subsidy

Antonyms

prohibition, ban, restriction, penalty, charge
Entry 1
prohibition, ban, restriction
Entry 2
penalty, charge

Collocations

monthly allowance, pocket allowance, travel allowance, weekly allowance, living allowance
Entry 1
monthly allowance, pocket allowance, travel allowance
Entry 2
weekly allowance, travel allowance, living allowance

More Example Sentences

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months

Are any additional benefits such as a signing bonus or relocation allowance negotiable?

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school and he puts a little money into a jar every week

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school and he puts a little money into a jar every week without spending any on snacks or toys

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school and he puts a little money into a jar every week without spending any on snacks or toys and his parents are impressed by his discipline

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school and he puts a little money into a jar every week without spending any on snacks or toys and his parents are impressed by his discipline so they offer to pay the remaining amount as a reward

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school and he puts a little money into a jar every week without spending any on snacks or toys and his parents are impressed by his discipline so they offer to pay the remaining amount as a reward and he rides his new bicycle home from the store with a huge grin

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school and he puts a little money into a jar every week without spending any on snacks or toys and his parents are impressed by his discipline so they offer to pay the remaining amount as a reward and he rides his new bicycle home from the store with a huge grin feeling proud that he earned it through patience and hard work.

Related Vocabularies

The action or process of adjusting or determining the accuracy of measuring instruments.
The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship.
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
a period of 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months
the quality of being closely connected or appropriate
a measured amount of a medicine or drug taken at one time

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