allowances
Example Sentences
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The agency will use its technology to identify conditions from the compassionate allowances list so that it can expedite claims processing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Throughout their 20s, both men lived off allowances and inheritances from their families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Phillips admitted three offences including failing to lawfully and decently bury his mother and continue to claim her pension and benefits including housing benefits and winter fuel allowances.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
To support the transition, companies receive some free allowances, but these are gradually reduced and were initially due to disappear by 2034.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
They had trust funds, allowances, dividend checks, doting grandmas, well-connected uncles, loving families.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
