allowmentn.

Brit.

/əˈlaʊm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈlaʊm(ə)nt/

Forms: see allow v. and -ment suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allow v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < allow v. + -ment suffix. Compare Anglo-Norman alowement permission (1278 in an apparently isolated attestation). Compare earlier allowance n., allowing n.

†a. The action of approving or sanctioning; sanction, approval. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun]

willOE

allowancec1400

acceptationa1425

allowing1435

approof1439

approving1523

comprobation1529

owning1535

approbation1548

good liking?1560

suffrage1563

acceptance1569

liking1569

pleasure1569

allowment1570

approvance1592

probatum1606

approvement1615

sufferage1622

the light of a person's countenance1649

reception1660

receivedness1661

imprimatur1672

approval1690

sanction1738

go-down1753

rubber stamping1920

1570 A. Golding tr. D. Chytræus Postil 334 They obteined the allowment of God and their own conscience, and the commendation of all godly menne.

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 483/1 The kynde of allowement [Fr. approbation] which all they must haue, that are set in any publique office.

1648 E. Symmons Vindic. King Charles (new ed.) Pref. sig. C To justifie the Church of England, and true Protestant Religion,..from all allowment and approbation, of any such unreverend, blasphemous, and reproachfull language, against Soveraine Majesty.

b. The action of permitting or allowing something. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > action of permitting

granting1340

allowinga1402

licensing1588

permitting1645

allowment1808

letting1839

1808 G. Richard Let. in Catholic Educ. Assoc. Bull. (1922) 19 64 To encourage the young students by the allowment of pleasure and amusements..the undersigned have..sent to New York for a spinning machine.

1905 Insurance Press 18 Jan. 3/1 Our systematic effort for the allowment of higher ideals.

1973 Jrnl. Philos. Logic 2 223 The allowment of a coincidence of the (proper) values of different variables is called the ‘inclusive interpretation of variables’.

2. An allowance of money, food, etc., made to an individual or group; an allocation; a ration. Cf. allowance n. 2. Now rare. In quot. 1646 as a mass noun.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > allowance

allocate1438

allowance1440

liveringa1500

lowing1533

allocation1535

aliment1563

allowment1646

allowance money1700

appointmenta1715

1646 R. Butcher Surv. & Antiq. Stamford ix. 31 Many worthy and religeous persons who by their Charity and Almes-deeds have from time to time..given allowment, either to the generall or particular members.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Exhibition, a shewing or presenting, also an allowment to any one toward their maintenance.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 45. ¶4/2 Those pious Persons that buy numbers of them [sc. copies of a sermon] to give away, shall have an allowment of ten in the Hundred gratis.

1859 N.Y. Herald 22 Nov. 10/4 Put all hands on an allowment of 1½ pints water per day and 2 biscuits per meal.

1887 Jrnl. Proc. & Addr. National Educ. Assoc. U.S. 1886 448 For the lower grades a daily allowment of one hour for drawing, modelling..and sewing would be enough for positive manual training.

1919 J. D. Barnes in J. C. Hoover et al. Mem. Miami Valley I. 450 She had come into official contact with full three hundred soldiers..upon points including the varied problems of allotments and allowments, compensations, insurances, [etc.].

1998 K. R. Veenhof in M. Stol & S. P. Vleeming Care of Elderly in Anc. Near East 141 She receives..an annual allowment of 6 minas of copper from each of her two brothers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allowment
释义	allowmentn. Brit. /əˈlaʊm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈlaʊm(ə)nt/ Forms: see allow v. and -ment suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allow v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < allow v. + -ment suffix. Compare Anglo-Norman alowement permission (1278 in an apparently isolated attestation). Compare earlier allowance n., allowing n. 1. †a. The action of approving or sanctioning; sanction, approval. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun] willOE allowancec1400 acceptationa1425 allowing1435 approof1439 approving1523 comprobation1529 owning1535 approbation1548 good liking?1560 suffrage1563 acceptance1569 liking1569 pleasure1569 allowment1570 approvance1592 probatum1606 approvement1615 sufferage1622 the light of a person's countenance1649 reception1660 receivedness1661 imprimatur1672 approval1690 sanction1738 go-down1753 rubber stamping1920 1570 A. Golding tr. D. Chytræus Postil 334 They obteined the allowment of God and their own conscience, and the commendation of all godly menne. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 483/1 The kynde of allowement [Fr. approbation] which all they must haue, that are set in any publique office. 1648 E. Symmons Vindic. King Charles (new ed.) Pref. sig. C To justifie the Church of England, and true Protestant Religion,..from all allowment and approbation, of any such unreverend, blasphemous, and reproachfull language, against Soveraine Majesty. b. The action of permitting or allowing something. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > action of permitting granting1340 allowinga1402 licensing1588 permitting1645 allowment1808 letting1839 1808 G. Richard Let. in Catholic Educ. Assoc. Bull. (1922) 19 64 To encourage the young students by the allowment of pleasure and amusements..the undersigned have..sent to New York for a spinning machine. 1905 Insurance Press 18 Jan. 3/1 Our systematic effort for the allowment of higher ideals. 1973 Jrnl. Philos. Logic 2 223 The allowment of a coincidence of the (proper) values of different variables is called the ‘inclusive interpretation of variables’. 2. An allowance of money, food, etc., made to an individual or group; an allocation; a ration. Cf. allowance n. 2. Now rare. In quot. 1646 as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > allowance allocate1438 allowance1440 liveringa1500 lowing1533 allocation1535 aliment1563 allowment1646 allowance money1700 appointmenta1715 1646 R. Butcher Surv. & Antiq. Stamford ix. 31 Many worthy and religeous persons who by their Charity and Almes-deeds have from time to time..given allowment, either to the generall or particular members. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Exhibition, a shewing or presenting, also an allowment to any one toward their maintenance. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 45. ¶4/2 Those pious Persons that buy numbers of them [sc. copies of a sermon] to give away, shall have an allowment of ten in the Hundred gratis. 1859 N.Y. Herald 22 Nov. 10/4 Put all hands on an allowment of 1½ pints water per day and 2 biscuits per meal. 1887 Jrnl. Proc. & Addr. National Educ. Assoc. U.S. 1886 448 For the lower grades a daily allowment of one hour for drawing, modelling..and sewing would be enough for positive manual training. 1919 J. D. Barnes in J. C. Hoover et al. Mem. Miami Valley I. 450 She had come into official contact with full three hundred soldiers..upon points including the varied problems of allotments and allowments, compensations, insurances, [etc.]. 1998 K. R. Veenhof in M. Stol & S. P. Vleeming Care of Elderly in Anc. Near East 141 She receives..an annual allowment of 6 minas of copper from each of her two brothers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1570
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