clothing allowance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofclothingandallowance
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clothing
noun[U]
uk/ˈkləʊ.ðɪŋ/us/ˈkloʊ.ðɪŋ/
clothes, especially clothes of a particular type or those worn in a ...
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allowance
noun
uk/əˈlaʊ.əns/us/əˈlaʊ.əns/
money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a ...
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(Definition ofclothingandallowancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Is some higherclothingallowancepaid?
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Approximately 33,000 pensioners are now receiving aclothingallowance.
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I understand that they get aclothingallowance.
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The second point they made was that theclothingallowancewas inadequate.
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Theclothingallowanceis given if clothes are not issued in kind.
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For constant attendance allowances, payment is made to 8,400, andclothingallowanceto 40,000.
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Soldiers on discharge receive a civilian clothing outfit and not aclothingallowance.
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Airmen are required to maintain it out of the quarterlyclothingallowance.
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Theclothingallowancedoes not form part of an airman's income.
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When they were released they received no leave with pay, no gratuity, and noclothingallowance.
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The replacement of other ranks' kit is covered by aclothingallowancecalculated to meet the full cost of maintenance.
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Soldiers serving in operational areas receive free issues of any necessary cleaning materials instead of aclothingallowance.
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How can sudden needs be dealt with—for example, the need for a special fuel orclothingallowance?
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The ordinary applicant can get aclothingallowanceor a coal allowance or a special winter grant.
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We even got aclothingallowancefor people whose clothing was worn out unduly because of their disability.
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It should not be at the whim of an inspector whether the man is given aclothingallowance.
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It is obvious that theclothingallowancethat he has received is not being spent on the patients.
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Is any difference made between theclothingallowanceto professional soldiers and those who are returning to civil life?
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Allowances such as comforts allowance, age allowance,clothingallowance, which are available only to war pensioners, are being increased.
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Some allowances, such as comforts allowance, age allowance andclothingallowance, have no equivalent in any other scheme.
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He also receives aclothingallowancewhich contains an element for web equipment cleaner and metal polish.
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Airmen are given clothing free when they join, and receive aclothingallowancefrom which to replace articles as they wear out.
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Aclothingallowance, currently of £25 or £40 a year, is paid to war disablement pensioners who have excessive wear on clothing.
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We are also given aclothingallowanceand an allowance to cover the cost of clothes care, because of the nature of our work.
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