You must make allowance for his lack of experience.
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Allowance
/əˈlaʊəns/
Synonyms for "allowance" (311 found)
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Closest matches (63)
Noun(12 words)
toleranceleewaymarginstipendadjustmentallocate randomlyallowance accountapanageauthorizationbenefitbufferconcessions
abatementacceptanceaccountacknowledgmentadjustmentadmissionadvantageagioaidalimonyallocationallotmentallowingannuityapportionmentappreciationappropriatenessappropriationapproximationassessment
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assignmentassistanceauthorizationavowalbank discountbig endbigger halfbillbitbiteblackmailblood moneyboardbountybreakagebudgetbulgec rationcash discountcessionchain discountcharge-offcharterchunkcircumscriptionclearancecolorcommissioncommonscomplementconcession
Strong matches (93)
confessionconsentconsiderationcontingentcountenancecreditcutdeadwooddealdeclarationdecontaminationdeductiondepletion allowancedepreciationdestinydeviationdiscountdispensationdividenddole
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donationdrawdrawbackedgeemergency rationsemolumentendendowmentequal shareexceptionexcusesexemptionextenuating circumstancesextenuationextenuativefatefavorfeefellowshipfield rationsfinancial assistancefootingforgivenessgildingglossgo aheadgrain of saltgrantgrant-in-aidgreen lightguaranteed annual incomehalfhalverhandicaphead starthedgehedginghelphelpinghush moneyimprecisioninaccuracyinaccuratenessincorrectnessindulgenceinexactitudeinexactnessinitiation feeinterestk rationkickbacklaxityleavelibertylicenselimitationloan
Noun(11 words)
Adjective(2 words)
formal permissiongiven space
Verb(3 words)
give in under pressuregive permissionindulge a whim
Related words (155)
loosenesslotmaintenancemealmealsmeasuremeedmental reservationmessmileagemitigationmodicummodificationmoietynegligenceoddsokokayold-age insuranceoverhand
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palliationpalliativepardonpartpassagepatentpaymentpecuniary aidpenaltypenalty clausepensionpercentagepermissionpermission to enterpermitpermittingpiecepin moneypocket moneyportionpredictable errorpremiumpresentprice cutprice reductionprice supportprice-cutprivilegeprobable errorprofessionproportionpublic assistancepublic welfarequalificationquantumquotarake offrake-offrationrationsrebaterebatementreckoningrecognitionrecompensereductionrefundreimbursementreleasereliefremittanceremunerationreservationrestrictionretainerretaining feeretirement benefitsrollbackroomsalvagesalvosanctionsanctioningscholarshipscotsegmentsetoffshareshort commonsslicesmall sharesofteningspecial casespecial permissionspecial treatmentspecialnessspecificationstakestandard deviationstartstipendstocksubsidizationsubsidysubventionsufferancesufferingsupporttaretax benefitticketticket of admissiontime discounttolerancetoleratingtolerationtrade discounttrettributetuckeruncorrectnessundersellingunfactualnessunprecisenessunrigorousnessvantagevarnishvouchsafementwaiverwelfarewelfare aidwelfare paymentswhitewashwhitewashingwrite offwrite-off
Noun(17 words)
Adjective(1 words)
monetary support
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesallowance for depreciationexpense allowancehousing allowancemeal allowancemonthly allowancetravel allowance
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- annos noun (that which is allowed)
- määräraha noun (that which is allowed)
- päiväraha noun (that which is allowed)
French
1 entries- indemnité noun (that which is allowed)
Italian
1 entries- razione noun (that which is allowed)
Japanese
2 entries- こずかい noun (that which is allowed)
- 給与 noun (that which is allowed)
Portuguese
1 entries- permissão noun (that which is allowed)
Russian
1 entries- посо́бие noun (that which is allowed)
Spanish
4 entries- acostamiento noun (an amount that is granted)
- asignación noun (an amount that is granted)
- mesada noun (an amount that is granted)
- pitanza noun (an amount that is granted)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
I'm going to give you a year's worth of allowance all at once.
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My allowance does not pay for my tuition.
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Don't waste your allowance on useless things.
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Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.