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allowance

[uh-lou-uhns] / əˈlaʊ əns /




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The recent quarter’s figure includes a $5.7 billion income tax benefit, or $5.33 per share, from the release of a valuation allowance, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The boys drove their dad’s 1998 Lincoln and got a $10 weekly allowance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

If wedding guests exceed this limit in their gift to the couple, they must file a Form 709 — although there is a total lifetime tax-free gift allowance of $13.99 million.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Motability enables disabled people who have issues getting around to exchange their higher-rate mobility allowance for a new car.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Nhamo, who had recently been granted an allowance of fifty cents a week, could only stare at him.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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