(~s)
1.
A ~ is a value which is given to something according to how important or significant it is.
The tests and teacher assessments have equal ~.
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2.
A ~ is an advantage that a particular group of people receives in a system, especially an extra sum of money that people receive if they work in a city where the cost of living is very high.
I get an extra ?2,700-a-year London ~.
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see also weight