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allowance

[uh-lou-uhns] / əˈlaʊ əns /




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Allowance should also be made for potential operating losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

For the next few weeks, there will still be a small group of people who will claim Employment and Support Allowance and Housing Benefit, two of the benefits Universal Credit replaces.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Data Allowance: Think about how you actually use the internet.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

The Sayce review found between 2015 and the summer of 2025 the official Carer's Allowance guidance was "unclear" and "ill-defined" - preventing many carers from properly reporting their earnings.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

The old people called it the New Road Allowance.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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