allowance

nounB1 · Intermediate

Money given to someone at a set time.

Meanings of «allowance»

1 · noun

money given to someone at a set time

Our parents give us a small allowance every week.

2 · noun

an amount that is permitted or allowed

Each passenger has a baggage allowance of twenty kilos.

Similar: allotmentlimitquota

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The difference between similar words

a fixed amount you are allowed to have

rationa small fixed amount of food or fuel when there is littleEach soldier got a ration of bread.

allowancean amount of money or things you may have regularlyHe gets a weekly allowance from his parents.

quotaan official limit on how many or how muchThe country set a quota on fish.

Word family

allow A2 · verballowance B1 · noundisallow C1 · verb

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