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as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
as the war progressed, each family's allowance of sugar and flour was reduced
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
without the official allowance of the school board, no organization can hold its meetings on school property
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Recent Examples of allowance
Under the deal, the 12 states require plants of a certain generating capacity to purchase allowances to emit carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Additionally, students whose family income is below $100,000 will see their entire MIT experience paid for, including tuition, housing, dining, fees and an allowance for books and personal expenses.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
There are many tax allowances given, including for personal exemptions, for those over 65, even more for those over 75, and for those with children.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Existing personal allowances, which a married couple can combine, takes the threshold for a farm and associated property up to 3 million pounds.
—Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Additionally, students whose family income is below $100,000 will see their entire MIT experience paid for, including tuition, housing, dining, fees and an allowance for books and personal expenses.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
There are many tax allowances given, including for personal exemptions, for those over 65, even more for those over 75, and for those with children.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Existing personal allowances, which a married couple can combine, takes the threshold for a farm and associated property up to 3 million pounds.
—Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowance
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Save a portion of your peak-season earnings to cover the slower months.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The DeHaan estate spans 151 acres, including the 60-room mansion, private lake, outdoor gardens and a portion of the surrounding forestry.Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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Rogers ended up sharing the letter, which was written in two parts, with a friend who, with his permission, shared it to Reddit under the handle u/ITookYourGP.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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People living in the country without legal permission paid more than $1.2 billion in taxes, including $476.3 million in state and local taxes, and $4.3 billion in total spending power in 2022, according to the American Immigration Council.Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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Stack, who has not sold a single share of his voting stock since taking the company public in 2002 and remains the biggest individual shareholder, is now worth $5.4 billion.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Business: Customer platform to support businesses in sales, marketing and customer service A growing share of people aren’t happy with their pay, according to recent data from Pew Research Center.Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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Freeze your credit: A credit freeze prevents anyone from opening new credit accounts in your name without your authorization, reducing the risk of identity theft.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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That includes a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill, and an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization.Aris Folley, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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As part of your plan, consider taking the following steps.Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
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Los Alamos was built in secret during the Second World War—J. Robert Oppenheimer directed the lab there as part of the Manhattan Project.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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And new federal efforts to crack down on unscrupulous brokers switching consumers' coverage without consent could slow down the process for picking a new plan CMS did not respond to questions about why open enrollment was extended.Maya Goldman, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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In that way, this sculpture’s appearance foreshadows the nervous breakdown that caused de Saint Phalle to be committed, with her consent, to a mental institution.Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Each trapper would be allowed one bobcat per season and the rule would limit the statewide season quota to 250 bobcats total.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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Unions, worker advocates and many Democratic officials have criticized Amazon for allegedly imposing production quotas on workers that force them to work at a dangerous pace and develop injuries.Daniel Wiessner, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Under the sanction, Kirillov was subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea have played 16 but at least seven players are still vulnerable to the sanction.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Allowance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowance. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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