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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAllowance
/əˈlaʊ.əns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sum of money given regularly, typically to a child by their parents or to an employee for specific expenses.
"She saves half of her weekly allowance to buy a new bicycle." - 2
An amount of something, such as money, time, or weight, that is allowed or given for a particular purpose.
"Passengers are allowed a baggage weight allowance of up to twenty-three kilograms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'aloance', stemming from the Latin 'allocare' meaning 'to assign' or 'to allot'. Over centuries in Middle English, it evolved from signifying official approval or permission into denoting a fixed share or regular sum of money granted for a specific purpose.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allowance" is said worldwide
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argent de poche
Transliteration: ar-ʒɑ̃ də pɔʃ
"Il reçoit de l'argent de poche chaque semaine."
Taschengeld
Transliteration: ˈtaʃn̩ˌɡɛlt
"Die Kinder bekommen jeden Monat Taschengeld."
mancia
Transliteration: ˈmantʃa
"I genitori gli danno una piccola mancia ogni settimana."
mesada
Transliteration: meˈsa.ða
"Los niños gastan su mesada en dulces y juguetes."
mesada
Transliteration: meˈza.dɐ
"Ela guarda parte da sua mesada na poupança."
जेब खर्च
Transliteration: jeb kharch
"माता-पिता उसे हर महीने जेब खर्च देते हैं।"
零用钱
Transliteration: líng yòng qián
"父母每个星期给孩子一些零用钱。"
용돈
Transliteration: yong-don
"아들은 매달 부모님께 용돈을 받습니다."
お小遣い
Transliteration: okozukai
"娘は毎月お小遣いの一部を貯金しています。"
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