allowances
Example Sentences
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Lecornu has said the draft law, first presented before the protests, would allow these sums to be "taken from family allowances and housing benefits, while ensuring a minimum income is preserved".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The pay packages also typically include car allowances and bonus opportunities, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
In the current epidemic, driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no approved vaccine, those workers haven’t been paid their Ebola-response allowances for weeks, according to the WHO and local aid officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
B&Q said the underpayments were unintentional and the result of calculations involving geographical allowances, while Five Guys blamed "technical differences in how payroll regulations were applied".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“We’ve been saving our allowances for months,” Rita said.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
