Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disallowance

/dˌɪsəlˈaʊəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: dis-al-lowance
IPA: /dˌɪsəlˈaʊəns/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the British monarch disallowing colonial legislation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The currently advocated Family Protection Act, which thinly veneers its discriminatory attitudes about strict social conformity and the 'disallowance of individual choice with a stated concern for today's social fabric."

Etymology

From dis- + allowance and disallow + -ance; may be analyzed as dis- + allow + -ance.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis, dis-
Suffix: disallow, allow

Usage

Inflected Forms

disallowances (plural)

Phrases

-ance dis-

Frequently Paired Words

allow allowance -ance dis- disallow reservation

Rhymes With

allowance

Questions

How do you pronounce disallowance?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɪsəlˈaʊəns/.
What does disallowance mean?: The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
Where does disallowance come from?: From dis- + allowance and disallow + -ance; may be analyzed as dis- + allow + -ance.

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