lowancen.

Brit.

/ˈlaʊəns/, U.S.

/ˈlaʊəns/

Forms: Middle English lowaunce, Middle English (1800s Scottish) lowans, 1500s lowence, 1500s–1600s 1800s– lowance, 1800s 2000s– 'lowance.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Or perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: French loance ; allowance n.

Etymology: Probably partly < Anglo-Norman loance, lowance payment, reward (c1150 or earlier; < louer to hire, to rent (see lowage n.) + -ance -ance suffix), and partly aphetic < allowance n. Compare 'low v.³ and later low n.⁴

Now chiefly English regional.

An allowance; spec. a fixed portion of food or drink, or its equivalent in money, given in addition to wages.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > extra payments

lowancea1325

bonus1759

understanding1826

reach1851

talent money1859

trip money1891

poundage1892

proficiency pay1906

loading1937

weighting1946

incentive1948

holiday loading1986

a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xv. 75 Ȝif þe king..habben suspecion of ani false alowaunce of werkes..he þat is þerof ateint sal ansuerien to þe king of ase muche ase þe lowaunce amountez.

1494–5 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 211 Item, paide to Gaberell for j lowans of Reparacions..liij s iiij d.

1576 G. Whetstone Rocke of Regard iii. 116 At dinner time dame Barbaras mayde, was to Alberto sent, To share his lowance like his worke.

1589 R. Baker in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 141 Our lowance waxt so small..it waxed lesse and lesse.

1612 S. Rowlands Knaue of Harts 36 You drinke too deepe, Your lowance you exceed.

1671 J. Baltharpe Straights Voy. 3 We at short Lowance, long have been.

1842 M. A. Richardson Local Historian's Table Bk. Legendary Div. I. 199 Besides their lowance.

1881 J. E. Cussans Cashio in Hist. Hertfordshire III. 320 Beaver, lunch; in the harvest field, when supplied by the master, sometimes called 'lowance.

1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. 158/1 She comes every week for her lowins.

1920 W. J. Pountney Old Bristol Potteries xvii. 241 ‘Pot-setting’ was a hot and laborious job, in which every man and boy available assisted, and a considerable ‘lowance’ of ale had to be provided.

1973 P. P. Read Upstart ii. 25 ‘They're coming in for lowance,’ I said.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 180/1 An' as yer lowance yer c'n tek ooãme owt A tell yer out the vegetables an' yer c'n 'ave two duzzin heggs a week anall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lowance
释义	lowancen. Brit. /ˈlaʊəns/, U.S. /ˈlaʊəns/ Forms: Middle English lowaunce, Middle English (1800s Scottish) lowans, 1500s lowence, 1500s–1600s 1800s– lowance, 1800s 2000s– 'lowance. Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Or perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: French loance ; allowance n. Etymology: Probably partly < Anglo-Norman loance, lowance payment, reward (c1150 or earlier; < louer to hire, to rent (see lowage n.) + -ance -ance suffix), and partly aphetic < allowance n. Compare 'low v.³ and later low n.⁴ Now chiefly English regional. An allowance; spec. a fixed portion of food or drink, or its equivalent in money, given in addition to wages. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > extra payments lowancea1325 bonus1759 understanding1826 reach1851 talent money1859 trip money1891 poundage1892 proficiency pay1906 loading1937 weighting1946 incentive1948 holiday loading1986 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xv. 75 Ȝif þe king..habben suspecion of ani false alowaunce of werkes..he þat is þerof ateint sal ansuerien to þe king of ase muche ase þe lowaunce amountez. 1494–5 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 211 Item, paide to Gaberell for j lowans of Reparacions..liij s iiij d. 1576 G. Whetstone Rocke of Regard iii. 116 At dinner time dame Barbaras mayde, was to Alberto sent, To share his lowance like his worke. 1589 R. Baker in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 141 Our lowance waxt so small..it waxed lesse and lesse. 1612 S. Rowlands Knaue of Harts 36 You drinke too deepe, Your lowance you exceed. 1671 J. Baltharpe Straights Voy. 3 We at short Lowance, long have been. 1842 M. A. Richardson Local Historian's Table Bk. Legendary Div. I. 199 Besides their lowance. 1881 J. E. Cussans Cashio in Hist. Hertfordshire III. 320 Beaver, lunch; in the harvest field, when supplied by the master, sometimes called 'lowance. 1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. 158/1 She comes every week for her lowins. 1920 W. J. Pountney Old Bristol Potteries xvii. 241 ‘Pot-setting’ was a hot and laborious job, in which every man and boy available assisted, and a considerable ‘lowance’ of ale had to be provided. 1973 P. P. Read Upstart ii. 25 ‘They're coming in for lowance,’ I said. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 180/1 An' as yer lowance yer c'n tek ooãme owt A tell yer out the vegetables an' yer c'n 'ave two duzzin heggs a week anall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1325
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