英语词汇“allowance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

allowancenoun

uk/əˈlaʊ.əns/us/əˈlaʊ.əns/

allowance noun (AMOUNT GIVEN)

C1 [ C ] money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing:

The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance.

I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents.

[ C ] an amount of something that you are allowed:

The baggage/luggage allowance for most flights is 20 kilos.

[ C ] mainly US UK usually pocket money an amount of money that parents regularly give to their child to spend as they choose

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Gary's been exploiting the system, getting both a student allowance and unemployment benefit.
A family man's earnings rose 5% in real terms after deducting income tax, insurance, child allowances, etc.
Paul has to use his car a lot in his new job but he gets a good mileage allowance.
He gets a small allowance from his father - just enough to live on until he starts to earn money.
The basic calorie allowance is 2000 calories a day for women and 2500 for men.

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Grants & allowances

all expenses paid idiom
benefit
bursary
civil list
cost-of-living allowance
dearness allowance
endowment
expense account
featherbed
freeship
fringe benefit
housekeeping
old age pension
scholarship
stabilizer
subsidize
subsidy
travel expenses
unemployment
unemployment benefit

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General words for size and amount

allowance noun (PREPARATION)

make allowance for

to prepare for the possibility of:

We should make allowance for bad weather and have plenty of umbrellas available.

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Preparing

batten
batten down the hatches idiom
break sb in
build-up
calibrate
draw
gear
gird
gird yourself idiom
groundwork
homework
lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom
preparation
roll
set the scene/stage idiom
steel
suit
suit up
work (yourself) up to sth
work your way around to sth idiom

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allowance noun (ACCEPTING)

make allowances for

C2 To make allowances for someone is to think about their characteristics and not judge them too severely:

You should make allowances for him - he's been quite ill recently.

"This is a poor piece of work." "Yes, but you should make allowances for the fact that she's only seven."

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Treating someone well

be spoilt for choice idiom
coddle
cosset
do as you would be done by idiom
do sb proud idiom
indulge
indulgence
kid
make much/a lot of sb idiom
mollycoddle
pander to sb/sth
proud
respect
see sb right idiom
smother
spoil
spoil sb rotten idiom
succour
treat
wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom

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单词	allowance
释义	Contents noun (3) allowance (AMOUNT GIVEN) allowance (PREPARATION) allowance (ACCEPTING) Contents noun (7) allowance (1) allowance (2) allowance (3) allowance (4) allowance (5) allowance (6) allowance (7) English American Business allowancenoun uk/əˈlaʊ.əns/us/əˈlaʊ.əns/ allowance noun (AMOUNT GIVEN) C1 [ C ] money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing: The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance. I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents. [ C ] an amount of something that you are allowed: The baggage/luggage allowance for most flights is 20 kilos. [ C ] mainly US UK usually pocket money an amount of money that parents regularly give to their child to spend as they choose More examples Gary's been exploiting the system, getting both a student allowance and unemployment benefit. A family man's earnings rose 5% in real terms after deducting income tax, insurance, child allowances, etc. Paul has to use his car a lot in his new job but he gets a good mileage allowance. He gets a small allowance from his father - just enough to live on until he starts to earn money. The basic calorie allowance is 2000 calories a day for women and 2500 for men. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Grants & allowances all expenses paid idiom benefit bursary civil list cost-of-living allowance dearness allowance endowment expense account featherbed freeship fringe benefit housekeeping old age pension scholarship stabilizer subsidize subsidy travel expenses unemployment unemployment benefit See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General words for size and amount allowance noun (PREPARATION) make allowance for to prepare for the possibility of: We should make allowance for bad weather and have plenty of umbrellas available. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Preparing batten batten down the hatches idiom break sb in build-up calibrate draw gear gird *gird yourself* idiom groundwork homework lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom preparation roll set the scene/stage idiom steel suit suit up work (yourself) up to sth work your way around to sth idiom See more results » allowance noun (ACCEPTING) make allowances for C2 To make allowances for someone is to think about their characteristics and not judge them too severely: You should make allowances for him - he's been quite ill recently. "This is a poor piece of work." "Yes, but you should make allowances for the fact that she's only seven." Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Treating someone well be spoilt for choice idiom coddle cosset do as you would be done by idiom do sb proud idiom indulge indulgence kid make much/a lot of sb idiom mollycoddle pander to sb/sth proud respect see sb right idiom smother spoil spoil sb rotten idiom succour treat wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom See more results » allowancenoun [ C ] us/əˈlɑʊ·əns/ the amount of something available or needed for a particular purpose: What is the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A? An allowance is also money given by parents to a child every week that the child can spend. allowancenoun [ C ] uk/əˈlaʊəns/us money that someone is given regularly by their employer or by the government to pay for a particular thing: an accommodation/car/mileage allowance an allowance for sth/to do sth Some companies will even give their telecommuting executives an allowance to buy office furniture for their home. Employees relocating to London receive a maximum allowance of £1000 a year. an amount of something that someone is allowed to have, use, produce, etc.: baggage/luggage allowance Baggage allowance is 2 free bags per passenger, and $80 per additional bag. In Europe nearly all of the valuable emission allowances - permits that each allow one ton of emissions - were given away to power companies. TAX an amount of goods that you are allowed to buy and take into another country before you have to start paying tax: The Australian Customs Service will not charge you duty or tax on goods you bring in if they are within the duty-free allowance guidelines. mainly UK TAX an amount of money that can be taken off your income before the tax owed is calculated: a tax allowance a personal/married couple's/single person's allowance an annual allowance ACCOUNTING, TAX an amount of money that can be taken off a company's profits before the tax owed is calculated: The purchaser of assets can claim allowances on certain items such as plant and machinery. the fact of planning or paying now for a possible future change in a situation or a possible future cost, or the amount that is planned for: make an allowance for sth It is unlikely that the regulator will make any allowance for falls in customer service caused by a strike. They made a 10% allowance for bad debt. The company will extend existing health-plan contracts and their pricing for eight years, with allowances for inflation. Compare provision noun COMMERCE a special arrangement, such as a lower price, that manufacturers offer to stores which are going to sell their products: When selling a new product, manufacturers sometimes give retailers an allowance, for example a sale or return agreement. See also capital allowance cost of living allowance display allowance entertainment allowance hardship allowance investment allowance Jobseeker's Allowance loan-loss allowance personal allowance subsidiary subsistence allowance writing-down allowance
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allowancenoun

allowance noun (AMOUNT GIVEN)

allowance noun (PREPARATION)

allowance noun (ACCEPTING)

allowancenoun [ C ]

allowancenoun [ C ]

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