monthly allowance

collocation in English

meaningsofmonthlyandallowance

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monthly
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˈmʌn.θli/us
/ˈmʌn.θli/
happening or produced once ...
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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 ofmonthlyandallowancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His wife agreed to go back to him, and he to make her amonthlyallowance.
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They include a means-testedmonthlyallowance, and cards which offer free access to primary health care.
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Without consulting the cabinet, he promised a one-off payment and amonthlyallowanceto the 60,000 veterans.
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They eat the same food, and they are paid amonthlyallowanceof £27.
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Individuals do not, unless there is money in the form of a weekly ormonthlyallowance, offer to divulge information.
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The author of the e-mail mistakenly concluded that refugees receive amonthlyallowancefrom the federal government greater than the monthly allowance received by pensioners.
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This recital clearly contradicts the decision taken just now as it introduces a transitional system for themonthlyallowancefor the first parliamentary term.
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He will pay her tuition and also give her a generousmonthlyallowance.
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At this time, the family was living in a tiny apartment on an $800monthlyallowance.
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The society also operated amonthlyallowanceprogram for eligible orphans from birth to eighteen.
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In addition, they also receive a small amount ofmonthlyallowance.
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He also offers her financial support in the form of amonthlyallowance.
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The company has been featured in many articles as the first company to digitize a teen'smonthlyallowance.
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Thaws father, in an attempt to curb his sons narcissistic excesses, limited hismonthlyallowanceto $2,500.
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She also received a $700monthlyallowance(equivalent to $ today) to continue her travels and social work.
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A song could be skipped to bypass an undesired track, but skipped songs counted against themonthlyallowance.
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The initialmonthlyallowancefor a self-drive hire car is worth about 300 miles, and the regional petroleum officers have been authorised to augment it where necessary to avoid hardship.
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In addition, they were paid amonthlyallowancefor support of their dependents, which was given directly to those dependents by the civilian authorities.
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Officers with a subsidized vehicle are given amonthlyallowancefor the purchase and maintenance of the vehicle with fuel provided by the department under certain guidelines.
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