- Types Of Speech
- You can use allowance as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Allowance
- A 3 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters a, c, e, l, n, o, and w, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter w. Allowance starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters a, al, all, allo, allow, and the ending characters are e, ce, nce, ance, wance, . Allowance is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Allowance is set as a grade five word that starts with a, ends with e, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 9 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Allowance in Pig Latin is said as "allowanceay or allowanceway".
- Unigram
- a | l | l | o | w | a | n | c | e
- Bigram
- al | ll | lo | ow | wa | an | nc | ce
- Trigram
- all | llo | low | owa | wan | anc | nce
- Quadrigram
- allo | llow | lowa | owan | wanc | ance
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of allowing;
"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom" - a permissible difference;
allowing some freedom to move within limits - an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances;
"an allowance for profit" - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period);
"travel allowance";
"my weekly allowance of two eggs";
"a child's allowance should not be too generous" - a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
- Verb Examples
- put on a fixed allowance, as of food
Synonym | Definition |
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Abatement | the act of abating "laws enforcing noise abatement" |
Acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him" "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer" |
Account | the quality of taking advantage "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
Acknowledgement | a statement acknowledging something or someone "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment" "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" |
Acknowledgment | a statement acknowledging something or someone "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment" "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" |
Adjustment | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
Admission | the act of admitting someone to enter "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" |
Admittance | the act of admitting someone to enter "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" |
Advantage | benefit resulting from some event or action "it turned out to my advantage" "reaping the rewards of generosity" |
Affirmation | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand |
View all cognitive synonyms for Allowance
Anagram | Definition |
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Allowance | the act of allowing "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom" |
View English words with the unique letters used in allowance. Words With The Letters Acelnow
Word | Definition |
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Allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
Permit | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
Tolerate | put up with something or somebody unpleasant "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
Word | Definition |
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License | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
Permission | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
Permit | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
Word | Definition |
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Tolerance | the act of tolerating something |
Allowance Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters