Hyphenation of ALLOWANCE

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ALLOWANCE? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

AL-LOWANCE

Definitions of ALLOWANCE:

1.
An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
Travel allowance My weekly allowance of two eggs A child's allowance should not be too generous
2.
A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3.
An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
An allowance for profit
4.
A permissible difference
Allowing some freedom to move within limits
5.
A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
6.
The act of allowing
He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room
7.
Put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Synonyms of ALLOWANCE:

noun share, portion, part, percentage
noun reimbursement
noun adjustment, recompense
noun leeway, margin, tolerance, discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance
nounvaluation reserve, valuation account, allowance account, reserve account, reserve fund
noun license, permission, permit
verb allow, grant

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