allowance

Example Sentences

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The benefits ranged from universal credit, pension credit to carer's allowance and warm homes discount.

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

The annual tax-free allowance for stocks and shares Isas will also remain at £20,000.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A house in the city would be leased, a battalion of servants would be installed, and Lady Constance would be given a generous shopping allowance to boot.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood