Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allowance

/əˈlaʊɪns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
al-low-ance
IPA
/əˈlaʊɪns/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Acknowledgment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A deduction from the gross weight of goods, such as to discount their container's weight or per a custom differing by country.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin laus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laudō Latin allaudō Old French aloer ▲ Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-Italic *stlokos? Old Latin stlocus Latin locus ▲ Latin -ō Latin locō Latin allocō Old French aloer Old French alouer Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ance Old French alouancebor. Middle English allouance English allowance From Middle English allouance, from Old French alouance. Morphologically allow + -ance.

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  • American English: /əˈlaʊɪns/

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Questions

How do you pronounce allowance?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlaʊɪns/.
What does allowance mean?
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.
Where does allowance come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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