noun · neutral
allowance
/əˈlaʊəns/a·LOW·ance
an amount of money given regularly or a permitted amount; also a concession or provision
Examples
“Parents often give children a weekly allowance to teach budgeting.”
“The budget included an allowance for unexpected costs.”
“You get a baggage allowance of 20 kg on flights with that airline.”
Band 8 sentence
“Governments often include a contingency allowance in infrastructure budgets to cover unforeseen expenses.”
Collocations
- weekly allowance
- allowance for
- baggage allowance
Word family
Common mistakes
give allowance to→give an allowance to / give someone an allowance
allowance for to unexpected costs→allowance for unexpected costs
Say it for a higher band
5money→6pocket money→7+allowance
Synonyms
stipend
Easily confused
permission
“She asked for permission to access the restricted files.”
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In -ance / -ence
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