| 单词 | allowance |
| 释义 | allowance (əlaʊəns ) Word forms: allowances 1. countable noun An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need. He lives on a single parent's allowance. [+ of] She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian. Synonyms: portion, lot, share, amount 2. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents. [mainly US] regional note: in BRIT, use pocket money3. countable noun Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. [British] ...those earning less than the basic tax allowance. Synonyms: concession, discount, reduction, repayment 4. countable noun A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 23kg per passenger. [+ of] 5. make allowances for sth phrase If you make allowances for something, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions. We'll make allowances in the schedule for time off. [+ for] The raw exam results make no allowance for social background. 6. make allowances for sb phrase If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour which you would not normally accept or deal with them less severely than you would normally, because of a problem that they have. He's tired so I'll make allowances for him. [+ for] Collocations: additional allowance An employer may grant an additional allowance (in excess of the standard mileage rate) for parking fees and tolls. Christianity Today He suggests rebalancing your portfolio, using your additional allowance to top up funds that have lagged. Times, Sunday Times The union says the trust has gone back on a promise to consider additional allowances for such duties. Times, Sunday Times By contrast, a junior infantry soldier, on 16,681 a year, will receive additional allowances for the entire six-month tour of 3,570 - equivalent to just 595 a month. Times, Sunday Times There could be additional allowances for business assets, as now. Times, Sunday Times Holiday allowance increases from 24 days to 30 after a decade of service (although senior managers start with the six-week allowance). Times, Sunday Times It also assumes investment growth of about 4% a year and that the lifetime allowance increases with inflation (of 2% a year) from 2018. Times, Sunday Times Various studies have found that a regular allowance increases 'monetary competence'. Times, Sunday Times And the value of this transferred allowance increases as the main allowance increases. Times, Sunday Times This assumes her fund increases by 5% a year and that the lifetime allowance increases with inflation. Times, Sunday Times There are two other important restrictions on contributions: the lifetime allowance and the annual allowance. Times, Sunday Times The tapered annual allowance was introduced in 2016. Times,Sunday Times You would next need to see if your current annual pension contributions exceeded your new reduced annual allowance. Times, Sunday Times They offer a 15,000 annual allowance, up from the 5,940 limit that came in last month. Times, Sunday Times Instead, he will this week reduce the annual allowance for pension payments. Times, Sunday Times The airlines have changed the baggage allowance to one suitcase, so there's not that much room for clothes. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Which airline has the best baggage allowance in economy? Times, Sunday Times (2013) Your report (August 30) on changes to baggage allowances prompted me to point out another annoyance. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Pay differs between authorities, but most give a basic allowance of about 10,000 a year with a 250 telephone allowance. Times, Sunday Times You can arrange to pay for a basic allowance of call time and texts per month. The Sun All those being processed get a basic allowance of £40 a week plus free accommodation. The Sun All homeowners would be given a basic allowance before any land tax were charged to avoid unfairness to the poorest who may pay little income tax. Times, Sunday Times It consisted of a basic allowance of 9 966.72, a housing allowance of 402.70, and a duty allowance of 3 456.47. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He will also receive an annual cash allowance in lieu of pension of £157,500. Times,Sunday Times Suppose someone has invested their full cash allowance each year since 1999 and has a 43,200 pot. Times, Sunday Times This includes an odd 440,000 'cash allowance' on top of his salary and bonus shares. Times, Sunday Times As for the 440,000 annual cash allowance — presumably to spend on clothes — it simply defies belief. Times, Sunday Times The chief executive was paid a salary of 1.1 million last year plus a 464,000 'cash allowance' and 330,000 pension payments. Times, Sunday Times Peers claim an allowance for attending the house on sitting days only provided they have undertaken parliamentary work. Times,Sunday Times The age from which people can claim the allowance could also rise to save money. Times, Sunday Times He will be able to claim the allowance for five years. Times, Sunday Times Ministers are entitled to it even if they claim the allowance while living in grace and favour homes. Times, Sunday Times Even if you move out for a week or two, you should be able to claim the allowance. Times, Sunday Times Combined with the cost of emission allowances, this will significantly change the price relationship of fossil and renewable energy in favour of the latter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company complied with current sulfur dioxide emissions standards through a system-wide plan combining the use of emission controls, low sulfur fuel and emission allowances. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some countries seek to trade emission rights in carbon emission markets, purchasing the unused carbon emission allowances of other countries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those pastors currently receiving an expense allowance probably will find tax advantages in converting to a reimbursement system. Christianity Today F receives a salary of $36,000, an exempt housing allowance of $18,000 and an auto expense allowance of $6,000 for his services as an ordained minister. Christianity Today Under an accountable plan, you are required to return any excess reimbursement or other expense allowance for your business expenses to your employer. Christianity Today He was paid the princely sum of 5,000 a year — with an expense allowance of up to 500 per feature. Times, Sunday Times A spokeswoman pointed out that staff pilots are given an expenses allowance to cover items such as uniforms and snacks. The Sun They will receive their basic wage but not the extra allowance. The Sun But they should be given an extra allowance. The Sun We are given an annual emissions allowance and if we exceed it we have to purchase extra allowance from others in the scheme. Times, Sunday Times To ensure that higher-rate taxpayers benefit in full from the extra allowance, the higher-rate threshold will rise to 42,700 in 2016-17 and 43,000 in 2017-18. Times, Sunday Times If you have not used your allowances in previous years, you can carry forward up to three years' contributions, at 50,000 a year, giving an extra allowance of 150,000. Times, Sunday Times Fortunately, the suits saw sense and increased the food allowance for the hard-working recruit by a mighty sixpence. Times, Sunday Times They also get flights, hotels and a food allowance. The Sun Volunteers receive a 40 weekly food allowance plus a 34 weekly allowance. Times, Sunday Times Sitters are also paid a 7 non-taxable food allowance a day and travel costs are paid for by the homeowner. Times, Sunday Times So she saved on the family's small food allowance and bought him a pair of boots. Times, Sunday Times The most generous holiday allowance tends to be six weeks each year. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Return flights from Heathrow are from £98, including all taxes and generous baggage allowances. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Age Concern objected that money had not been found for a more generous winter fuel allowance. Times, Sunday Times (2008) If you do not pay income tax, you are given an allowance that means the first 2,880 put into a pension attracts tax relief. Times, Sunday Times On the question of giving an allowance he recommends the allowance/ earnings system. Christianity Today The finalists are given an allowance of just 30 a week to live on. The Sun It was perhaps the result of their frugal childhood: they were not given an allowance, fancy cars, expensive clothes or even sweets because their father was afraid of spoiling them. Times, Sunday Times He was given an allowance and permitted to live in one of the palaces of the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A sample housing allowance designation can be found on Page 13 of this edition. Christianity Today (2000) How does this affect his housing allowance for the year? Christianity Today (2000) We only needed a final church vote to sell the parsonage and provide the housing allowance. Christianity Today (2000) He also welcomed the rethink on the lowering of the threshold for the annual investment allowance and the abolition of national insurance for under 21s. Times, Sunday Times In late 2012, he made a gesture, raising the annual investment allowance from 25,000 to 250,000 for two years. Times, Sunday Times Doubling the investment allowance will be useful for us. Times, Sunday Times So expect modest investment incentives, notably an increase in the annual investment allowance. Times, Sunday Times An investment allowance reducing tax rates for companies developing new fields and support to carry out surveys in underexplored areas are proposed. Times, Sunday Times He would get a £20 meal allowance if he stayed in the office past 9pm. Times,Sunday Times Down has said that he'd get a £20 meal allowance if he stayed in the office past 9pm. Times,Sunday Times This document, three years in negotiation, details every last airline ticket, every last meal allowance and every last match ticket for the families. Times, Sunday Times Expenses are also being capped - with the overnight meal allowance down 20 per cent. The Sun Not only this, but they receive a meal allowance if they work beyond 7.30pm and a free taxi home if they work beyond 11pm. Times, Sunday Times Give him a monthly allowance and suggest that he opens a savings account. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Team members also get monthly allowances for bills such as broadband, heating and electricity. Times, Sunday Times (2013) What would be better, a weekly sum or monthly allowance? Times, Sunday Times (2010) He confirmed that the operational allowance for troops in Afghanistan would be doubled to £4,800. The Sun (2010) There is also an operational allowance of about £2,500 for a six-month tour. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Operational allowances can push pay up to £20,000. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Thousands more have also not been paid their allowances or expenses. Times, Sunday Times However, individuals can be paid some allowances for travel and subsistence. The Sun Single claimants under 35 are paid an allowance equal to the average rent on a room in a shared house. The Sun I began to get a bit worried when, 12 weeks into the pregnancy, they still hadn't paid my allowance. The Sun This included a £1.25 million basic salary, a pension allowance of £313,000 and £4.8 million in bonuses. Times,Sunday Times From 2017, they will see their state pension allowance increase with the flat rate by up to 36 a week. Times, Sunday Times Apparently it cannot be considered a 'trivial' pension allowance and paid to me as a lump sum. Times, Sunday Times Investors can use their 50,000 pension allowance for the current tax year but also carry forward unused allowances of 110,000 from the previous three years. Times, Sunday Times A 40 per cent pension allowance gives him another 140,000. The Sun More than three million people receive the allowance, at a cost of more than 6 billion a year. Times, Sunday Times Surely anyone on a state pension should receive the allowance increase. Times, Sunday Times Instead, they will receive an allowance, paid in shares. Times, Sunday Times He will be paid a salary of 850,000 and receive an allowance of $700,000 (416,000) in shares. Times, Sunday Times Additional-rate taxpayers will not receive the allowance. Times, Sunday Times But prison chiefs, faced with budget cuts, reduced his allowance to two slices a day. The Sun These include cutting holidays by two days to 34 and reducing the allowances for overseas travel. Times, Sunday Times Her family eventually reduced her allowance to a modest living stipend so that she would not squander her inheritance on radical causes, as she was likely to do. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The personal savings allowance lets many of us earn 1,000 interest from cash savings each year without paying a penny in tax. Times, Sunday Times (2016) My accountant makes sure I take advantage of all the tax-free savings allowances each year. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Payments are made gross, so you do not have to reclaim the money if you have any unused personal savings allowance. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That a special allowance should be made to foreigners who come here because they're used to behaving like savages in their homelands? The Sun A special allowance has been made for multiple births. Times, Sunday Times Creating a special allowance within inheritance tax for the main residence creates an additional incentive to concentrate your wealth in housing. Times, Sunday Times The special allowance - known as the public duty cost allowance - has previously been awarded only to ex-prime ministers to help with the costs of their public duties. Times, Sunday Times When it came to designing his own house, something he had never imagined before, he said he wanted no special allowances for his blindness. Globe and Mail A travel allowance of 200 towards flight costs. The Sun We received free accommodation or rent allowance, refreshment, boot and travel allowance, but all such allowances have now gone. The Sun This great prize also includes accommodation and 100 travel allowance per person. The Sun However, changes to legislation may increase the allowed amounts paid into medical aid schemes and reduce travel allowance. ST A promotion at work or a new job that comes with a travel allowance are examples of common events that might have an influence on your tax. ST Taxpayers can carry forward unused allowances from the previous three tax years. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Savers should also take advantage of a spouse's unused income tax allowance. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Similarly, where both spouses have income just above the personal allowance there is no unused allowance to transfer. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Not for us the prolonged luxuries of lie-ins, home cooking and a weekly allowance. Times, Sunday Times It gives people access to expert business advice and a weekly allowance totalling over 1,200 to help them get going. The Sun And at the age of 7 he began spending his weekly allowance on horror books. Times, Sunday Times Volunteers receive a 40 weekly food allowance plus a 34 weekly allowance. Times, Sunday Times Around 100,000 could lose a 36.95 weekly allowance to buy essentials. The Sun |
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