| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Allowance.[Websters] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb allowance.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (allowance) | 1. Put on a fixed allowance, as of food.[Wordnet]. 2. To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: allowancing, allowanced, allowances, allowancer, allowancers, allowancingly and allowancedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ALLOWANCING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: allowance
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Administration | A determination by the Disability Determination Services, an administrative law judge, or the Appeals Council that an applicant meets the medical definition of disability under the law. Also see disability. (references) | ||
| Economics | A deduction or discount from the price permitted by a seller. (references) | ||
| Environment | A tradable permit to emit a specific amount of a pollutant. For example, under the Acid Rain Program, one allowance permits the emissions of one ton of sulfur dioxide (SO2). (references) | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | Additional material left on tooth flank for finish machining. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Meteorology & Standards | The difference between the minimum limit of size of the hole and the maximum limit of size of the shaft. It is the minimum clearance (positive allowance) or maximum interference (negative allowance) between such parts. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Military | A time increment included in the standard time for an operation to compensate the worker for production lost due to fatigue and normally expected interruptions, such as personal and unavoidable delays. (references) | ||
| Public Administration | An allowance allows you to receive part of your income free of tax. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | An allowance is a term used to describe an allocation of money from one person to another. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: allowance
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| A grain of allowance | A slight indulgence or latitude a small allowance. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Allowance account | A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Capital Consumption Allowance (CCA) | The Capital Consumption Allowance (CCA) is the percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is due to depreciation. The Capital Consumption Allowance measures the amount of expenditure that a country needs to undertake in order to maintain, as opposed to grow, its productivity. The CCA can be thought of as representing the wear-and-tear on the country's physical capital, together with the investment needed to maintain the level of human capital (eg to educate the workers needed to replace retirees). (references) | ||
| Capital Cost Allowance | Capital Cost Allowance is the means by which Canadian businesses may claim depreciation expense. It is based on a declining balance method, where only half of the amount may be claimed in the first year. (references) | ||
| Cost-of-living allowance | An allowance for changes in the consumer price index. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dearness allowance | Dearness allowance (DA) is a part of person's salary in India. The dearness allowance is calculated as a percent of the basic salary. This amount is then added to the basic salary along with a house rent allowance to get the total salary. Rates vary as per rural/urban areas etc. (references) | ||
| Depreciation allowance | An allowance for loss due to depreciation. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Education Maintenance Allowance | Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is a financial scheme applicable to all students in the United Kingdom studying after GCSEs to encourage financially-challenged students to continue further education. This applies to those doing, or applying to do, at least 12 hours of guided learning on further education courses in school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and Further Education colleges. This includes a wide range of courses up to and including level 3, such as AS/A2, GCSEs, GNVQs, NVQs and other vocational qualifications. (references) | ||
| Jobseeker's Allowance | In the United Kingdom Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is a form of unemployment benefit that is paid by the government to people who are unemployed and seeking work. It is part of the social security benefits system and is meant to cover the cost of living expenses in periods where the claimant is out of work. It is paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), normally through the local Job Centre Plus office. (references) | ||
| Recommended Dietary Allowance | Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient that is considered sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all (97-98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. The RDAs are established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the (US) National Academy of Sciences. (references) | ||
| Travel allowance | A sum allowed for travel. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Youth Allowance | Youth Allowance is a form of government aid, or welfare, paid by the Australian government. Youth Allowance is administered through the Australian government agency, Centrelink, and is payable to 16 -24 year olds who are looking for work, sick, or engaged in full time study. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: allowance
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Allowance document | Business | The Allowance Document transfers the appropriated funds to the Region. (references) | |
| Allowance for bad debts account | Business | The--may be classified under a number of different names: a contra account, an asset reduction account, a negative asset account and a valuation account. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Allowance for depreciation | Energy | Asset valuation account which includes the balance of the offsetting credit to be capitalized asset value-to represent the loss and deterioration in value of the asset over time, so that the asset is amortized over its useful life, and provisions are made for replacement of the asset at the end of its productive life. (references) | |
| Allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) | Physics | A noncash item representing the estimated composite interest costs of debt and a return on equity funds used to finance construction. The allowance is capitalized in the property accounts and included in income. (references) | |
| Allowance for uncollectable accounts | Energy | Accruals for estimated losses from uncollectible accounts. (references) | |
| Allowance in kind | Labor | Non monetary payment to employees, usually in the form of lodgings, food or other services or goods. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Allowance rate | Administration | The percentage of allowed claims in a given time period. At the hearing level, allowance rates are computed either as a percentage of dispositions (including dismissals) or as a percentage of decisions (excluding dismissals). (references) | |
| Allowance rate | Physics | If the duration of noise exposure is less than 8 hours per day, somewhat higher levels can be tolerated. The relation that has been used in the USA allows 5 dB increase in level for a reduction of 2 to 1 in exposure time. This relation is called a "5 dB exchange rate" Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Allowance to a prisoner | Law | ALLOWANCE TO A PRISONER. By the laws of, it is believed, all the states, when a poor debtor is in arrest in a civil suit, the plaintiff is compelled to pay an allowance regulated by law, for his maintenance and support, and in default of such payment at the time required, the prisoner is discharged. Notice must be given to the plaintiff before the defendant can be discharged. (references) | |
| Child's special allowance | Insurance | Payable to a mother on the death of a former husband if the marriage was dissolved or annulled and he was contributing to the support of the children. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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