allowances
Definitions
Noun
- An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
- A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
- An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
- A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
- The act of allowing
Verb
- Put on a fixed allowance, as of food
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "allowances".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | allowances | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | disallowances | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "allowances".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | advances | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | occurrences | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | alliance's | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | alliances | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | annoyances | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | confuses | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | abolishes | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | addidas's | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | addidases | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | adidas's | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | advance's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | convinces | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | salinas's | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | selinas's | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "allowances".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | alliance | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | allows | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | allowance | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | alliances | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | alliance's | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | balances | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | shallowness | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | allegiances | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | disallowances | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | reallowance | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | disallowance | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | vallance | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | lowrance | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ballance | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | llanes | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | wallace's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | galloways | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | fallacies | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | dalliance | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | arellanes | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "allowances" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "allowances" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "allowances" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "allowances".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 14
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
The Department of War Releases the 2026 Continental U.S. Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates
Dec 22, 2025 U.S. Department of War (.gov)
Dec 22, 2025 U.S. Department of War (.gov)