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
noun	valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance account, reserve account, reserve fund
noun	license, permission, permit
verb	allow, grant

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.