allowances

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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

It has also slowed down large, energy-intensive state projects and cut government vehicle fuel allowances by nearly a third.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Pakistan has introduced a shortened workweek, cut fuel allowances for public employees, and taken a majority of government vehicles off the road.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

One anticipated change is a reduction in free allowances for carbon usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

We ordered Cokes and hamburgers for as long as our allowances held out.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt