allowance

Example Sentences

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The UK government, which provides the allowance, has been asked to comment.

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

Unemployed Olivia Diss from Essex says the standard £317 a month under-25s allowance "gives some sort of income but it's not enough to live on."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“No allowance for a month, you’re grounded for two weeks and we have a list of jobs around the house and yard with your name on it.”

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen