allowance

noun

/əˈlaʊəns/

Idioms

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an amount of money that is given to somebody regularly or for a particular purpose
- an allowance of $20 a day
- a clothing/living/travel allowance
- Do you get an allowance for clothing?
see also Attendance Allowance
Extra Examples
- She spends her allowance on clothes.
- The weekly allowance for each child is £15.
- You may be entitled to a housing allowance if you are in a low-paid job.
- The grant includes a travel allowance of £60 and a book allowance of £250.
- They receive an invalid care allowance for their disabled daughter.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- generous
- large
- meagre/meager
- …
verb + allowance
- be entitled to
- get
- receive
- …
preposition
- allowance of
- allowance for
See full entry
the amount of something that is allowed in a particular situation
- a baggage allowance of 20 kilos
- Roman soldiers received a salt allowance, called salarium, the origin of the word salary.
- The recommended daily allowance of vitamin C is 60–90 milligrams.
Topics Permission and obligationc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- baggage
- tax
- holiday
- …
verb + allowance
- be entitled to
- get
- have
- …
phrases
- recommended daily allowance
See full entry
(especially North American English)
(also pocket money especially in British English)
a small amount of money that parents give their children, usually every week or every month
(British English, specialist) an amount of money that can be earned or received before you start paying tax
- personal tax allowances

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French alouance, from alouer, from Latin allaudare ‘to praise’, reinforced by medieval Latin allocare ‘to place’, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’.

Idioms

make allowance(s) for something

to consider something, for example when you are making a decision or planning something
- The budget made allowance for inflation.
- The plan makes no allowance for people working at different rates.
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2

make allowances (for somebody)

to allow somebody to behave in a way that you would not usually accept, because of a problem or because there is a special reason
- You have to make allowances for him because he’s tired.

单词	allowance
释义	allowance noun /əˈlaʊəns/ /əˈlaʊəns/ Idioms jump to other results an amount of money that is given to somebody regularly or for a particular purpose an allowance of $20 a day a clothing/living/travel allowance Do you get an allowance for clothing? see also Attendance Allowance Extra Examples She spends her allowance on clothes. The weekly allowance for each child is £15. You may be entitled to a housing allowance if you are in a low-paid job. The grant includes a travel allowance of £60 and a book allowance of £250. They receive an invalid care allowance for their disabled daughter. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective generous large meagre/meager … verb + allowance be entitled to get receive … preposition allowance of allowance for See full entry the amount of something that is allowed in a particular situation a baggage allowance of 20 kilos Roman soldiers received a salt allowance, called salarium, the origin of the word salary. The recommended daily allowance of vitamin C is 60–90 milligrams. Topics Permission and obligationc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective baggage tax holiday … verb + allowance be entitled to get have … phrases recommended daily allowance See full entry (especially North American English) (also pocket money especially in British English) a small amount of money that parents give their children, usually every week or every month (British English, specialist) an amount of money that can be earned or received before you start paying tax personal tax allowances Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French alouance, from alouer, from Latin allaudare ‘to praise’, reinforced by medieval Latin allocare ‘to place’, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’. Idioms make allowance(s) for something to consider something, for example when you are making a decision or planning something The budget made allowance for inflation. The plan makes no allowance for people working at different rates. Topics Preferences and decisionsc2 make allowances (for somebody) to allow somebody to behave in a way that you would not usually accept, because of a problem or because there is a special reason You have to make allowances for him because he’s tired.
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