special allowance

collocation in English

meaningsofspecialandallowance

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special
adjective
uk
/ˈspeʃ.əl/us
/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
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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 ofspecialandallowancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecial allowance

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Do they get anyspecialallowance?
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There is aspecialallowancefor tourism.
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Secondly, women drawing a child'sspecialallowance.
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There is aspecialallowancefor clothing.
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They want a £5specialallowance.
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Of these 159,000 were receiving aspecialallowancefor heating.
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Local residents do, however, have somespecialallowanceof points.
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We shall make aspecialallowanceof 1 lb.
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We fully support thespecialallowancethe men receive.
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He might consider giving them aspecialallowance.
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There is no provision for payment of aspecialallowance.
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Aspecialallowancehas recently been granted to these troops.
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Thisspecialallowancewas a new one introduced in 1957.
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Will clothing be aspecialallowanceunder this scheme?
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Will he consider the question of aspecialallowance?
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I want to know why thisspecialallowanceis made to certain firms?
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Why should we give aspecialallowanceto an officer because he is married?
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I do not see how we could make aspecialallowancefor this type of worker.
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In peace time, nospecialallowanceis given to married officers under 30.
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That one occasion was in 1962, when thespecialallowancefor the blind was introduced.
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The formula also applies to establishing the new rates of guardian's allowance and child'sspecialallowance.
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I have mentioned the ingenuity of the idea of having aspecialallowancefor elderly people.
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These squads should receive somespecialallowancefor their arduous and dangerous work.
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Dalton also increased thespecialallowancefor married women from £80 to £110.
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I am unable to make aspecialallowancein such cases.
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