Search references for ALLOWANCE. Phrases containing ALLOWANCE
See searches and references containing ALLOWANCE!ALLOWANCE
Topics referred to by the same term
allowance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Allowance may refer to: Allowance (engineering), a planned deviation between two dimensions Allowance (money)
Allowance
Area between the fabric edge and stitching line on materials being sewn together
Seam allowance (sometimes called inlays) is the area between the fabric edge and the stitching line on two (or more) pieces of material being sewn together
Seam_allowance
Cost-of-living Adjustment in India
Dearness Allowance (DA) is a cost-of-living adjustment, an increase made to the basic pay of government officials and public sector workers’ employees
Dearness_allowance
System of poor relief in Britain
allowance system was a system of poor relief in Britain during the 19th century. The allowance system allowed the able-bodied poor to get allowance to
Allowance_system
Threshold for individual income tax in the UK
In the UK tax system, personal allowance, typically £12,570 in tax year 2025-26, is the threshold above which income tax is levied on an individual's
Personal_allowance
Unataxable income for clergy in America
The clergy housing allowance (sometimes called a parsonage allowance or a rental allowance) is an allowance paid to ordained ministers and rabbis in Canada
Clergy_housing_allowance
Amount of money given or allotted at regular intervals for a specific purpose
An allowance is an amount of money given or allotted usually at regular intervals for a specific purpose. In the context of children, parents may provide
Allowance_(money)
United States military entitlement
Basic allowance for housing (BAH) is a United States military entitlement given to many military members. It was previously called Basic allowance for quarters
Basic_Allowance_for_Housing
Welfare benefit in the United Kingdom
Attendance Allowance is a non-contributory Social Security benefit paid to elderly disabled people in the United Kingdom. It was introduced in the National
Attendance_Allowance
Special Duty Allowance (SDA) is an allowance paid to officers of All India Services (AIS), including police officers, when posted in any of the seven
Special_Duty_Allowance
UK social security benefit for carers
Carer's Allowance is a non-contributory benefit in the United Kingdom, payable to people who care for a disabled person for at least 35 hours a week.
Carer's_Allowance
Maternity Allowance is a United Kingdom state benefit for women who are working but not entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay. Women who are unable to get
Maternity_Allowance
Capital allowances is the practice of allowing tax payers to get tax relief on capital expenditure by allowing it to be deducted against their annual taxable
Capital_allowance
Social security benefit
A mobility allowance is a social security benefit for people who are unable to walk, or have difficulty in walking. A Mobility Allowance was established
Mobility_allowance
Tax Loophole
The oil depletion allowance in American (US) tax law is a tax break claimable by anyone with an economic interest in a mineral deposit or standing timber
Oil_depletion_allowance
British social security benefit
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) was an unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking
Jobseeker's_Allowance
Tax rule for Canadian businesses
Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) is the means by which Canadian businesses may claim depreciation expense for calculating taxable income under the Income
Capital_Cost_Allowance
Social benefit in Britain
Widowed Parent's Allowance is a benefit under the United Kingdom Social Security system. It replaced Widowed Mother's Allowance in 2001 as part of the
Widowed_Parent's_Allowance
The contingency allowance is the time allocated during planning for unscheduled events. Technical and personal disruptions result in changes in the indirect
Contingency_allowance
Climate credits used in the EU ETS
EU Allowances (EUA) are emission rights (or carbon allowances) used in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). EU Allowances are issued
EU_Allowance
The Family Allowance Act (French: Loi sur les allocations familiales) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, legislated in 1944 and initiated in 1945
Family_Allowance_Act
Hong Kong government programme
Old Age Allowance (OAA), colloquially known as fruit money, is a Hong Kong government programme introduced in 1973 which provides monthly payments of
Old_Age_Allowance
Road allowance communities were settlements established by Métis people in Canada in the late 1800s through most of the 20th century on road allowances at
Road_allowance_community
Form of social benefit in Germany
Elterngeld (parental allowance) is a transfer payment dependent on net income as compensation for concrete disadvantages in the early phase of starting
Elterngeld_(Germany)
Welfare benefit in the United Kingdom
Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) was a United Kingdom state benefit intended for those below the state pension age who cannot work because of illness
Severe_Disablement_Allowance
Welfare payments provided by the Australian Government
JobSeeker Payment, Partner Allowance, Widow Allowance, Sickness Allowance and Wife Pension Youth Allowance for job seekers Youth Allowance for students and apprentices
Social_security_in_Australia
Bags allowed per commercial transportation passenger
On commercial transportation, mostly with airlines, the baggage allowance is the amount of checked baggage or hand/carry-on luggage the company will allow
Baggage_allowance
plus expenses, since April 2026. In addition, MPs are able to claim allowances to cover the costs of running an office and employing staff, and maintaining
Salaries of members of the United Kingdom Parliament
Salaries_of_members_of_the_United_Kingdom_Parliament
Latin phrase used in business
Per diem (Latin for "per day" or "for each day") or daily allowance is a specific amount of money that an organization gives an individual, typically
Per_diem
Reductions applied to the basic sale price of goods or services
are reductions applied to the basic sale price of goods or services. Allowances against price may have a similar effect. Discounting practices operate
Discounts_and_allowances
US federal incentives program for consumer fuel efficiency boosts
The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), colloquially known as "cash for clunkers", was a $3 billion U.S. federal scrappage program intended to provide
Car_Allowance_Rebate_System
City ranking system used in India
ranking system used by the Government of India to allocate House Rent Allowance (HRA) to public servants employed in cities in India. HRA is also used
Classification of Indian cities
Classification_of_Indian_cities
Welfare benefit in the United Kingdom
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a social security benefit in the United Kingdom paid to eligible claimants who have personal care and/or mobility
Disability_Living_Allowance
Advance Provisioning Allowance (APA) is an advance payment required to be made to fund estimated boarding costs of the charter price used to cover the
Advance provisioning allowance
Advance_provisioning_allowance
Regulation governing renters' welfare payments in the UK
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was introduced by the government of the United Kingdom on 7 April 2008 to provide Housing Benefit entitlement for tenants
Local_Housing_Allowance
Head of government of the United Kingdom
office expenses incurred in fulfilling public duties in that role. The allowance may not be used to pay for private or parliamentary duties. It is administered
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
Salaries of government leaders and government officials in India
designation in the Indian order of precedence and the salaries and various allowances and emoluments given to them according to legislation. The President of
Salaries of government officials in India
Salaries_of_government_officials_in_India
US accounting standard
In banking, the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL), formerly known as the reserve for bad debts, is a calculated reserve that financial institutions
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
Allowance_for_Loan_and_Lease_Losses
UK Social Security payment
Guardian's allowance is a payment under the United Kingdom system of Social Security. Guardian's Allowance was introduced in 1946 in order to replace
Guardian's_allowance
The Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme, LATS, is an initiative by the UK government, through DEFRA to help reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal
Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme
Landfill_Allowance_Trading_Scheme
Cost to live based on price of necessities
survey itself is an online tool designed to calculate cost-of-living allowances and construct compensation packages for corporate executives who maintain
Cost_of_living
Payments made by authorized bodies to unemployed people
she owns a home before the allowance begins to reduce and $278,500 if he or she does do not own a home). The rate of allowance as of 12 January 2010 for
Unemployment_benefits
PFD allowance in work systems is the adjustment done to the normal time to obtain the standard time for the purpose of recovering the lost time due to
PFD_allowance
In marketing, a scan-back allowance is an amount paid by a manufacturer to retailers based on the amount of the product sold at a special reduced price
Scan-back_allowance
Planned deviation from an ideal dimension
In engineering and machining, an allowance is a planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension, or between an intermediate-stage
Allowance_(engineering)
First large greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme in the world
reach zero by 2039. After this year no more allowances will be distributed and when the unused allowances will end, no more emissions will be permitted
European Union Emissions Trading System
European_Union_Emissions_Trading_System
An overseas housing allowance (OHA) is a United States military entitlement given to military servicemen and women living overseas. It is administered
Overseas housing allowance (United States military)
Overseas_housing_allowance_(United_States_military)
Education grant in the United Kingdom
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) (Welsh: Lwfans Cynhaliaeth Addysg; LCA) is a financial scheme applicable to students aged between sixteen and nineteen
Education Maintenance Allowance
Education_Maintenance_Allowance
Heir apparent to the Dutch throne (born 2003)
Catharina-Amalia became entitled to an annual allowance from the Dutch state upon reaching the age of 18. This allowance consisted of two parts: a personal income
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Catharina-Amalia,_Princess_of_Orange
Money paid to members of the US military
military pay: "pay" and "allowances". Typically, pay is money which is based upon remuneration for employment, while allowances are money necessary for
United_States_military_pay
US system of nutrition recommendations
order to broaden the existing guidelines known as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs, see below). The DRI values differ from those used in nutrition
Dietary_Reference_Intake
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
2009. Capital allowances fall under several categories: initial allowance (IA); annual investment allowance (AIA) first-year allowance (FYA); writing
Capital_Allowances_Act_2001
British government financial initiative
The Enterprise Allowance Scheme was an initiative set up by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative UK government which gave a guaranteed income of £40 per week
Enterprise_Allowance_Scheme
Lower house of the U.S. Congress
official or franked mail. The personnel allowance is the same for all members. The office and mail allowances vary based on the members' district's distance
United States House of Representatives
United_States_House_of_Representatives
salary, and where applicable, expenses and allowances. The Scotland Act 1998 provides for pay and allowances to MSPs, officeholders of the Scottish Parliament
Salaries, expenses, and allowances of members of the Scottish Parliament
Salaries,_expenses,_and_allowances_of_members_of_the_Scottish_Parliament
British social security benefit
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is a United Kingdom welfare payment for adults younger than the State Pension age who are having difficulty finding
Employment and Support Allowance
Employment_and_Support_Allowance
Form of benefit
Child benefit or children's allowance is a payment which is distributed to the parents or guardians of children, teenagers and in some cases, young adults
Child_benefit
US/Canada food nutrient labelling system
"low source" applies if the %DV is 5% or lower. The Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) were a set of nutrition recommendations that evolved into both
Reference_Daily_Intake
Financial help scheme in Karnataka, India
The Yuva Nidhi Scheme is an unemployment allowance program launched by the Government of Karnataka on 12 January 2024. The scheme provides monthly financial
Yuva_Nidhi
Indian commission, 2014–2015
7CPC's recommendations affects the organization, rank structure, pay, allowances and pension, of 13,86,171 armed forces personnel. There is a salary monitoring
7th Central Pay Commission and Defence Forces
7th_Central_Pay_Commission_and_Defence_Forces
Allowance out of an estate
is an allowance made to a person out of an estate, or other thing, for their support. The word estover can also mean specifically an allowance of wood
Estovers
British social benefit
Widowed Mother's Allowance was part of the United Kingdom system of Social Security benefits. It was established under the National Insurance Act 1946
Widowed_Mother's_Allowance
Market-based approach used to control pollution
sets an overall limit on emissions, and defines permits (also called allowances), or limited authorizations to emit, up to the level of the overall limit
Emissions_trading
Central Public Sector Undertaking
60000-180000( IDA )after training. Various allowances are provided, including cafeteria allowance uniform allowance, performance related pay and others NEEPCO
North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
North_Eastern_Electric_Power_Corporation_Limited
building allowance. Industrial building allowance is more beneficial to the taxpayer because at the year of purchase, 20% of "initial allowance" on the
Profits_tax
Income level at which a person begins paying income taxes
income tax threshold equates to the: Personal allowance in the UK, which is £ 12,500 for 2019/20. Basic allowance in Germany, which is € 9,408 in 2020. Basic
Income_tax_threshold
Debt which is unlikely to be repaid and which the creditor is unwilling to collect
ledger due to non-collection of debts. This can also be referred to as an allowance for bad debts. Once a doubtful debt becomes uncollectible, the amount
Bad_debt
British Islamist (born 1967)
preacher". Among the claims made about him is that he collects Jobseeker's Allowance (with four children he collects £25,000, or almost US$39,000 per year)
Anjem_Choudary
Government or non-profit housing (actual buildings or rental assistance)
provided to low income tenants in renting housing. These include shelter allowances, housing supplements, and shelter supplements from regional and local
Subsidized_housing
allocatur (from med. Lat. allocatur, "it is allowed") refers to the allowance of a writ or other pleading. It may also designate a certificate given
Allocatur
Ministerial department of the UK Government
working age benefits: Universal Credit, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance; the Child Maintenance Service provides the statutory
Department for Work and Pensions
Department_for_Work_and_Pensions
whole family policy consists of three parts: parental benefits, child allowance and public daycare. Families receive up to a maximum of 480 days (16 months)
Social_security_in_Sweden
Industrial engineering concept
It includes appropriate allowances to allow the person to recover from fatigue and, where necessary, an additional allowance to cover contingent elements
Standard_time_(manufacturing)
1995 non-fiction book by Maria Campbell
Stories of the Road Allowance People is a 1995 book by Maria Campbell. The book captures the stories of Métis elders, and is a translation from Michif
Stories of the Road Allowance People
Stories_of_the_Road_Allowance_People
Government ministry of Bangladesh
Ministry of Social Welfare is implementing old age allowance, widow allowance, disability allowance, acid burn and disabled persons assistance programs
Ministry of Social Welfare (Bangladesh)
Ministry_of_Social_Welfare_(Bangladesh)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951
treatment allowance, unemployability allowance or injury allowance under certain conditions and "if no allowance is payable for a wife, an allowance may be
Clement_Attlee
Salaries of Sri Lankan elected office-holders
The monthly allowance of a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Parliament of Sri Lanka is Rs. 54,000 a month as of 2024. In addition, parliamentarians are
Salaries of members of the Sri Lankan Parliament
Salaries_of_members_of_the_Sri_Lankan_Parliament
Pay and benefits an employee receives from their employer upon dismissal or layoff
article 2120 of the civil code. Dutch law provides that a "transition allowance" (transitievergoeding) is due to the employee within one month of the
Severance_package
UK social security controversy
United Kingdom, to assess and reassess claimants of Employment and Support Allowance or enhanced rate Universal Credit, has been wide-ranging, from the procedure
Criticism of Employment Support Allowance
Criticism_of_Employment_Support_Allowance
Form used in casting to replicate a shape
this allowance, as it is heavily dependent on the personnel. This allowance is a negative allowance, and a common way of going around this allowance is
Pattern_(casting)
UK welfare benefits for parents
the tax credit of £6 5 shillings. Child Tax Allowance was removed in 1979, when the value of the allowance was transferred into a higher child benefit
Child benefits in the United Kingdom
Child_benefits_in_the_United_Kingdom
UK welfare benefit
a person's earnings, unlike Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or ESA's predecessor, Incapacity Benefit. Eligibility for PIP is
Personal_Independence_Payment
Australian politician
second house allowance. While entitled to the allowance, it failed the test of public opinion and Languiller was forced to repay the allowance by the Premier
Telmo_Languiller
Reduction of the quantity of natural resources
$30,000 = $6,000 Depreciation Amortization (accounting) Oil depletion allowance Publication 535 (2007), Business Expenses IRS Issues Guidance on Recoverable
Depletion_(accounting)
UK legal case
weeks at Poundland without pay, just in order to receive Jobseeker's Allowance. Under the new Jobseekers Act 1995 s. 17A, the Secretary of State could
R (Reilly) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
R_(Reilly)_v_Secretary_of_State_for_Work_and_Pensions
being allowed to place bets. ADW is often conducted online or by phone. Allowance race A race for which entries are restricted to horses meeting certain
Glossary of North American horse racing
Glossary_of_North_American_horse_racing
Specified structure and equipment of a unit
are substantially different from the BTOE. A Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) A type of temporary TOE that is applicable to a specific mission
Table of organization and equipment
Table_of_organization_and_equipment
Accounting term for depreciation of fixed assets
Consumption Allowance (CCA) is the portion of the gross domestic product (GDP) which is due to depreciation. The Capital Consumption Allowance measures the
Consumption_of_fixed_capital
Type of greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme
personal "rationing" and trading of allowances will be politically unacceptable, especially if those allowances are used to buy from industries who are
Personal_carbon_trading
Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse (1984–2003)
finish an allowance race at Kyoto Racecourse after encountering interference. He returned to the turf in October, winning two consecutive allowance races
Tamamo_Cross
Claims for payment held by a business
allowance account from the accounts receivable account. The first method is the allowance method, which establishes a contra-asset account, allowance
Accounts_receivable
The Members' Expenses Committee, until July 2011 called the Members' Allowances Committee, was a select committee of the British House of Commons, the
Members'_Expenses_Committee
introduced in New Zealand in 1992, which provides student loans and allowances for course fees, course-related costs, and living costs to tertiary students
Student_loans_in_New_Zealand
New Zealand payment to parents of seriously disabled children
A child disability allowance is a payment made by the government of New Zealand to the parent or guardian of a seriously disabled child who incurs regular
Child_disability_allowance
Former Australian politician
travel allowances. Ellis, who qualified as a lawyer, worked as a journalist before his election. In June 2020, Ellis repaid $42,130 in allowances claimed
Fraser_Ellis
Winning racehorse (born 2019)
won an allowance race at Gulfstream at seven furlongs, the shortest distance he had raced since breaking his maiden. Two months after the allowance victory
White_Abarrio
does not reflect increasing frequency. The rate of friendly fire, once allowance has been made for the numbers of troops committed to battle, has remained
List of friendly fire incidents
List_of_friendly_fire_incidents
Outer perimeter of the playing field
course of a match. The Laws allow for captains to change the boundary allowances (number of runs scored through either type of boundary) through a pre-match
Boundary_(cricket)
however, the minimum old-age pension is made up of different allowances (and not a single allowance in the case of the ASPA). The conditions for obtaining this
Pensions_in_France
Organisation of the Government of India
dearness allowance, retaining allowance, and the cash value of any food concession, while excluding house rent allowance and other specified allowances. It
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
Employees'_Provident_Fund_Organisation
ALLOWANCE
ALLOWANCE
ALLOWANCE
ALLOWANCE
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, English, Welsh
Fair One; White and Smooth; Soft
Boy/Male
Sikh
Gods warrior, Strength of Indra
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
King
Female
English
Italian and Spanish form of Greek Martha, MARTA means "lady, mistress."Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Life like, Rising Sun
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Guru's Moral
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Sky; Aeroplane
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Blooming; Happy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Featherstone.
Girl/Female
Hindu
A melody, Music
ALLOWANCE
ALLOWANCE
ALLOWANCE
ALLOWANCE
ALLOWANCE
n.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth.
n.
Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt.
n.
Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders. He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.
v. t.
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.
n.
An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service.
n.
The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.
n.
An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare deducted.
v. t.
To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.
n.
Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four.
superl.
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
n.
To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance.
n.
Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance.
n.
Exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence; strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed to lenity.
n.
Negative consent by not forbidding or hindering; toleration; permission; allowance; leave.
n.
To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced.
n.
Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings.
a.
To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc.
n.
Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc.
n.
Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief.
n.
Right; legality; allowance.