allowance — al‧low‧ance [əˈlaʊəns] noun 1. [countable] an amount of money that someone is given regularly or for a special reason: • She earns a package worth $1 million, including a $15,000 clothing allowance. ˌcost of ˈliving alˌlowance [countable] HUMAN… … Financial and business terms
allowance — [ə lou′əns] n. 1. the act of allowing, permitting, admitting, etc. [the allowance of a claim] 2. something allowed as a share; specif., an amount of money, food, etc. given regularly to a child, dependent, etc. or to military personnel for a… … English World dictionary
allowance — noun 1 amount of sth that you are allowed ADJECTIVE ▪ baggage ▪ tax ▪ holiday (BrE) VERB + ALLOWANCE ▪ be entitled to, get … Collocations dictionary
allowance — al|low|ance W3S2 [əˈlauəns] n 1.) [C usually singular] an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a special purpose a monthly/annual etc allowance ▪ His father gives him a monthly allowance of £200. allowance for ▪ Do you get an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
allowance — /euh low euhns/, n., v., allowanced, allowancing. n. 1. the act of allowing. 2. an amount or share allotted or granted. 3. a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses: Her allowance for the business trip was $200 … Universalium
claim — ▪ I. claim claim 1 [kleɪm] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a request or demand for money, or the amount of money asked for: • The developer made a claim against the owner for extra building costs. • There were very large claims for loss of earnings … Financial and business terms
allowance — /əˈlaʊəns / (say uh lowuhns) noun 1. a definite amount or share allotted; a ration: *A queer economic, which sustained the large Bradly and the small Edmund on an equal allowance of food. –norman lindsay, 1938. 2. a definite sum of money allotted …
claim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 statement saying that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ dubious, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ conflicting ▪ There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire … Collocations dictionary
claim — claim1 W1S1 [kleım] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(truth)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(legal right)¦ 4¦(death)¦ 5¦(attention)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: clamer, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
claim — 1 /kleIm/ verb 1 (T) to state that something is true, even though it has not been proved: claim (that): Gascoigne claimed he d been dining with friends at the time of the murder. | claim to be: She claims to be a descendant of Charles Dickens. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
allowance of the claim — recognize a claim, accept a claim as true (Law) … English contemporary dictionary