allowance
Example Sentences
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Paul Cézanne had an allowance that allowed him to paint, while Theo van Gogh helped to support his brother Vincent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Michelle Rees, 45, from Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, said the carer's allowance she received left her unable to afford to eat breakfast.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Multiple purchases can be made during the assigned two-day window until the maximum ticket allowance has been reached.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Your father made sure you earned your allowance, and you got your first sense of what it was like to contribute to the household and — critically — be a stakeholder.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
“How can you do that? Your allowance is only twenty-five cents. Twenty-four forty-three plus twenty-five cents makes only twenty-four dollars and sixty-eight cents.”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing allowance
Christopher Columbus' Diary: The First Voyage
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 16
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Shiloh
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