allowance

And, when a person dies, they can currently transfer this tax-free allowance to a surviving spouse or civil partner which increases the combined threshold for a couple to £650k.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“While much remains to be seen, its clearest differentiator is its industry-leading output allowance of 1 million tokens,” Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

When Matt Trivella of Boston was younger, returning a computer joystick that he bought with his allowance was so satisfying that the moment became a formative experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Charlene remembered her nephew as a source of happiness in her home, a cheerful presence who once used his allowance to buy his mother a stuffed unicorn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The facts: Fig was still at home, where he belonged; insulin could help him get better; treatment cost more than my allowance.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Lecornu has said the draft law, first presented before the protests, would allow these sums to be "taken from family allowances and housing benefits, while ensuring a minimum income is preserved".

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The council has also agreed to continue discussions with the union on outstanding issues including lower-paid workers, allowances, unevaluated jobs, equality impacts and the operation of the new pay model.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The pay packages also typically include car allowances and bonus opportunities, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Edison is providing a $72 climate credit on summer electricity bills as a part of a California program that requires large facilities that produce greenhouse gas emissions to buy carbon pollution allowances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Ain’t backward enough when it comes to allowances and whatnot, ain’t quick enough on his pegs for jobs like shuntin’ boxes in Kays Catalogues.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The first album I ever bought with my own money, allowanced saved up for weeks, was “Long Hard Climb.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2020

I'm allowanced off an' I've got t' eat on'y what he gives me—that's in our contrac'.

From The Missing Link by Edward Dyson

We found sugar scarce; butter scarce, and bread sharply allowanced in hotels and restaurants.

From The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me by William Allen White

The poor dog, thus allowanced, must have been sorry that he ever joined us.

From Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Parker Gillmore

I’m allowanced by the doctor even in the matter o’ tea and coffee,” said the sergeant.

From Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

And when the larger wood begins to grow scarce, what course does the peasant adopt?—The allowancing of individuals.

From The Place of Anarchism in Socialistic Evolution An Address Delivered in Paris by Henry Glasse

The Germans had been allowancing Recicourt to nine a day.

From The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me by William Allen White