Definitions For Allowance

noun

  • The act of allowing
  • A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
  • An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
  • An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
  • A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
  • A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
  • An amount of money that is given to someone regularly or for a specific purpose
  • A small amount of money that is regularly given to children by their parents
  • An amount of something (such as time) that is allowed or available

verb

  • Put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Is Allowances a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19

The word Allowance is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Allowance in a Sentence

  • A monthly allowance for household expenses
  • Each of their children gets a weekly allowance of five dollars.
  • The recommended daily allowance of vitamin C

Synonyms for Allowance

Antonyms for Allowances

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