allowance: Information About The Word 'allowance'

allowance is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'allowance' is made up of 9 letters.

• (n) an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
• (n) a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
• (n) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
• (n) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
• (n) a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
• (n) the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
• (v) put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Using the word 'allowance' in Scrabble will fetch you 14 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 19 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'allowance'

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Words Starting With 'allowance'

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Words Containing 'allowance'

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