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allowance

/əˈlaʊəns/

Meanings
  • noun

    The amount of money that is given regularly by parents or guardians to children for personal expenses.

    - "My allowance covers the cost of my school lunch."
    - "I saved up my allowance to buy a new video game."

Pronunciation
  1. /əˈlaʊəns/



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Antonyms

penalty
Synonyms

authorization , permission , sanction , tolerance , remedy , tolerance , stipend
Rhymes
Words rhyming with allowance
advance , dance , chance , enhance
Variants
List of all variants of allowance that leads to same result
allowance , allowances , allowanced , allowancing , make allowance for , make no allowance for , make some allowance for , mileage allowance , slotting allowance , slotting fee
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'allowance' originated from the Old French word 'allowance' meaning 'grant' or 'permission'. It was first used in English in the late 15th century.


Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the average child receives their first allowance at the age of 7?

  2. The first recorded use of the term 'allowance' in English literature was in Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'.


Related Concepts
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  1. budget: Allowance is a personal budget for spending money on discretionary items.

  2. savings: Saving allowance is an essential habit for building a strong financial foundation.


Culture
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In literature, allowance is often used as a symbol of growing up and gaining independence. In music, there are songs that talk about the importance of saving allowance for future goals.

How to Memorize "allowance"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a piggy bank or a jar filled with coins to memorize the concept of saving allowance.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'allowance' with the feeling of independence and responsibility.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Always Love What You Save' to remember the importance of saving allowance.


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