allowances

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And some manufacturers want extra allowances to be made in the engine budget cap to enable them to pay for the development.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Tweens can create simple budgets for their allowances and map out savings goals, like how many weeks it would take to save for a videogame, and what the tradeoffs are.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The system, in place since 2005, includes a market-stability reserve aimed at ensuring prices for those emissions allowances remain broadly stable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The European Commission proposed removing the invalidation mechanism for allowances in the market-stability reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There’s a little shop on a side street halfway home where we stop and spend our allowances on penny gumballs, red licorice whips, orange Popsicles, sharing everything out equally.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood