allowance

Pronunciation: /əˈlaʊəns/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
  2. noun a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
  3. noun an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

Etymology

From Middle English allouance, from Old French alouance. Morphologically allow + -ance.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
share
Narrower (hyponyms)
privy purse

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