weekly allowance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofweeklyandallowance
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withallowance.
weekly
adjective
adverb
uk/ˈwiː.kli/us/ˈwiː.kli/
happening once a week or ...
See more atweekly
allowance
noun
uk/əˈlaʊ.əns/us/əˈlaʊ.əns/
money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a ...
See more atallowance
(Definition ofweeklyandallowancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofweekly allowance
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
There is noweeklyallowanceper resident.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The recommendedweeklyallowancewill be kept under review.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This also is payable with theweeklyallowance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A totalweeklyallowance, excluding breakfast, amounted to £21·70.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Theweeklyallowancepaid to the youngsters is £23·50.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The benefit will be of a very simple character; it is purely aweeklyallowance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It offers aweeklyallowancetogether with business training and counselling.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
No bonus is payable in respect of a non-attributableweeklyallowance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The agricultural worker gets an extraweeklyallowanceof 10 ozs.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For periods of leave not exceeding 72 hours they get half the normalweeklyallowance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What we want to do is to secure the due payment of herweeklyallowance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
During the course, he received aweeklyallowanceof £23·45.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the meantime, they have been giving the man theweeklyallowanceon the guardians' scale.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
One solution is to pay further education students a similar £25weeklyallowance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Male patients do, however, receive aweeklyallowanceof up to 2 oz.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Each prisoner has aweeklyallowanceof one shirt, one vest, two pairs of underpants and two pairs of socks.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That rent can be paid only out of theweeklyallowance, which does not include the rent allowance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Each prisoner has aweeklyallowanceof two shirts, two vests, two pairs of underpants and two pairs of socks.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Where there are dependent children, aweeklyallowanceof £6·70 is paid for the first child.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no question, therefore, at the moment of anyweeklyallowanceof coal for an average family.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, an addition may be given to aweeklyallowanceif extra heating is required because of exceptional circumstances.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Each prisoner has aweeklyallowanceof two shirts, one vest, two pairs of underpants and two pairs of socks.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Does he not receive aweeklyallowancefor a certain number of weeks and then a terminal gratuity of £10?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Theweeklyallowanceof milk to non-priority consumers will be increased as soon as supplies permit.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Trainees are paid aweeklyallowanceand help may also be given with travelling expenses and lodging costs.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofweekly
Go to the definition ofallowance
See other collocations withallowance