Allowances is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ALLOWANCES in dictionary:

VERB:
• ALLOWANCE, to make an allowance to
• give (someone) a sum of money as an allowance
NOUN:
• the amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose
• an amount of money that can be earned or received free of tax
• a deduction in the weight that a horse is required to carry in a race.
• a sum of money paid regularly to a person to meet needs or expenses
• a small amount of money given regularly to a child by its parents.
• tolerance
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement or bounty or for expenses; a sum regularly provided for personal or household expenses; a fixed or available amount; a reduction from a list price or stated price

Words related to ALLOWANCES

allowance14

Words that contain ALLOWANCES

disallowances19

How to use ALLOWANCES in a sentence

• The factor and his assistant listened and laughed and made allowances, but did not alter the decision reached.
• He has asked for no allowances or rewards, either directly or indirectly, on account of his race.
• The day after to-morrow we should be able to increase allowances.
• Such allowances gradually became customary, and so the military expenditure grew by leaps and bounds without any corresponding increase in the striking power of the army.
• But he soon found that, if slow to thank, they were prompt to blame, and that with no light hand nor disposition to make allowances.
• They wanted jewelry, and they got past the family with it by pretending it was not real, or that they had bought it out of their allowances.
• And with the rest there need be few allowances, or only amicable ones.
• That arrangements should be made, by allowances or otherwise, for free circulation of trade on the principal trade routes.
• No allowances are to be made for negligence or deviation from rule.
• The most popular dentist in town filled teeth for the Indians whenever they received their allowances.
• However, I suppose one must make allowances for the way in which children are brought up nowadays.
• To the Sanskrit scholar who shall make allowances for corrupt orthography many of these names will be familiar.
• Practically speaking the pay was about a pound a day with allowances.
• There were other details for the lawyer to explain to James Forsyth, having to do with allowances and schooling.
• He had to make allowances, not only to her, but to himself.
• It is true that they ought to have a broader horizon than the boundary of the little social circle in which they were born, but you must make allowances for them, my child.
• But the poor relations do not appear to have been contented with their pensions, for on some pretext or other they were always getting extra allowances out of their rich cousin.
• Pierce made allowances for the circumstances and rewarded Hallett with the office of district attorney.
• But, even after making all allowances in favour of the British and against the Americans, there is no denying that the Yankee ships fought exceedingly well.
• I think that he regards us Scots as being a people for whom allowances must be made, on the ground of our inborn savagery and ignorance of civilized customs.
• Charitable also he must be, because his wider knowledge enables him to make allowances for many things which the ordinary man does not understand.
• For a long time Bobby Little thought that Peter, like one or two of his comrades, was left-handed, so made allowances.
• Among these was Lewis de Santangel an Arragonese gentleman, who was clerk of the allowances in the royal household, a man of great prudence and reputation.
• You lived so long with a man who was almost perfect, that you cannot make allowances for impulsive and indiscreet young manhood.
• Churchill, after being disliked at least twenty-five years, was now spoken of with compassionate allowances.
• We considered each other across the centuries, making mutual allowances, and spent the most sociable half-hour.
• As a general rule the allowances made by the Post-Office Department in these cases ought not to be interfered with.

Similar words containing ALLOWANCE without suffix s

allowance14 allowanced16 disallowance18 disallowances19

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. We do not cooperate with the owners of this trademark. All trademark rights are owned by their owners and are not relevant to the web site "scrabble-word.com". This site is intended for entertainment and training. We try to make a useful tool for all fans of SCRABBLE. "Scrabble Word" is the best method to improve your skills in the game.