noun
1 amount of sth that you are allowed
ADJECTIVE
▪ baggage
▪ tax
▪ holiday ( BrE )
VERB + ALLOWANCE
▪ be entitled to , get , have
▪
You're entitled to a baggage ~ of 28 kilos.
▪
I get four weeks' holiday ~ a year.
PHRASES
▪ recommended daily ~
▪
The recommended daily ~ of vitamin C is 60–90 milligrams.
2 amount of money sb receives regularly
ADJECTIVE
▪ generous , large
▪ meagre/meager ( esp. BrE ), small
▪ annual , daily , monthly , weekly
▪ attendance , child , disability , family ( esp. BrE )
▪ clothing , housing , travel
VERB + ALLOWANCE
▪ be entitled to
▪
You may be entitled to a clothing ~ if your job requires it.
▪ get , receive
▪ claim
▪ give sb , grant
▪
The company gives me a travel ~.
▪ spend
▪
She spends her ~ on clothes.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
an ~ of $25
▪ ~ for
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The weekly ~ for each child is £15.