allowance
NOUNVERB
/ə'laʊəns/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
allowance is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1L1O1W4A1N1C3E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does allowance mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.
“an allowance for profit”
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2
A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets.
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3
A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
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4
An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period).
“travel allowance”
“my weekly allowance of two eggs”
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5
A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses.
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6
The act of allowing.
“He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room”
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VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Put on a fixed allowance, as of food.
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