Collocations withallowance
These are words often used in combination withallowance.
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basic allowance
Around 2.4 million people received a basic allowance and 1.1 million people an additional child's allowance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
clothing allowance
Is some higher clothing allowance paid?
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daily allowance
Recommended daily allowance is 1-1.5 mg/day.
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depletion allowance
The depletion allowance completely departs from the principle which we have adopted for the purposes of our legislative system.
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disability allowance
According to our survey, more than 75 per cent of the men who had left the labour market before the official retirement age received a disability allowance.
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due allowance
Its advice allows total allowable catches to be set after due allowance has been made for fish mortality and discarding.
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emission allowance
With a personalised carbon dioxide emission allowance it is apparent that the third world would benefit at the expense of the developed world.
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expense allowance
He receives no expense allowance, but is of course repaid the expenditure necessarily incurred in connection with his official duties in accordance with normal arrangements.
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extra allowance
Is an extra allowance payable there?
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food allowance
It is quite true that a food allowance is paid in addition, but, even with that, the wages remain miserably low.
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generous allowance
They make him a generous allowance within the scale.
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housing allowance
In particular, it is puzzling that the housing allowance has been subjected to such remarkable cutbacks.
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meagre allowance
A meagre allowance of £31,000 to cover 170,000 airmen is incredibly low.
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monthly allowance
His wife agreed to go back to him, and he to make her a monthly allowance.
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seam allowance
The seam allowance usually requires some sort of seam finish to prevent raveling.
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special allowance
Do they get any special allowance?
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travel allowance
Many clearly saw the position of paralegal or civic educator as an opportunity to receive patronage, some small salary or travel allowance in a situation of extreme economic hardship.
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weekly allowance
There is no weekly allowance per resident.
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