word-vault/dist/data/cards/al/allowance.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "allowance",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an amount of money that is given to somebody regularly or for a particular purpose",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an allowance of $20 a day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **clothing/living/travel allowance**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you get an allowance for clothing?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spends her allowance on clothes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weekly allowance for each child is £15."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You may be entitled to a housing allowance if you are in a low-paid job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The grant includes a travel allowance of £60 and a book allowance of £250."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They receive a care allowance for their disabled daughter."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["generous", "large", "meagre/​meager"],
                "verb + allowance": ["be entitled to", "get", "receive"],
                "preposition": ["allowance of", "allowance for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the amount of something that is allowed in a particular situation",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a baggage allowance of 20 kilos"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Roman soldiers received a salt allowance, called salarium, the origin of the word salary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The recommended daily allowance of vitamin C is 60–90 milligrams."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["baggage", "tax", "holiday"],
                "verb + allowance": ["be entitled to", "get", "have"],
                "phrases": ["recommended daily allowance"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a small amount of money that parents give their children, usually every week or every month",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)especially in British English",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an amount of money that can be earned or received before you start paying tax",
            "labels": "(British English, specialist)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**personal tax allowances**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to consider something, for example when you are making a decision or planning something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The budget made allowance for inflation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plan makes no allowance for people working at different rates."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to allow somebody to behave in a way that you would not usually accept, because of a problem or because there is a special reason",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You have to make allowances for him because he’s tired."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaʊəns/",
                "audio": "al/allowance/allowance__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaʊəns/",
                "audio": "al/allowance/allowance__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French alouance, from alouer, from Latin allaudare ‘to praise’, reinforced by medieval Latin allocare ‘to place’, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’."
}