query | A particular type of a________ is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances .A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances . Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger. |
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word | allowance |
full-definition | noun An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need . He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week. She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian. A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents . Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. ...those earning less than the basic tax allowance. A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances . Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger. |
inflections | allowances |
cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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