allowance - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • shilling: There was an allowance of 3 shillings ( 15 pence ) per burial which was paid until the 1820's.

Possessives

  • jobseeker: This particularly affects people who claim income support or jobseeker's allowance.
  • helper: A non-medical helper's allowance of up to £ 11,550 each year.
  • dependant: The above amounts do not include older students ' allowance and dependants ' allowance.

Converse of object

  • exceed: Where benefits exceed the lifetime allowance an additional tax charge will arise.
  • foster: We see no reason to oppose a national scale of fostering allowances.
  • allocate: Companies that emit more than their allocated allowance will be penalized.
  • live: The figure on take-up of disability living allowance for disabled children is from Reaching its Target?

Adjective modifier

  • tax-free: A substantial increase in the tax-free personal allowance 3. ... .
  • generous: Good conditions of service include a generous leave allowance.
  • first-year: Good news was to be found with an increase in the rate of first-year capital allowances for small businesses.
  • invalid: The payment for the care of adult dependants would then be a separate benefit, a development of the present invalid care allowance " .
  • recommended: Make sure you stick to your recommended POINTS allowance.
  • monthly: However, new free monthly allowances will only start from the next anniversary date.

Noun used with modifier

  • baggage: Infants who share your seat do not have a baggage allowance.
  • lifetime: Members who expect to accrue enough pension to take them above the lifetime allowance in the future might also need to register certain rights.
  • mileage: Doctors are also entitled to charge a mileage allowance, where appropriate.
  • subsistence: No traveling or subsistence allowance will be paid by the University.
  • attendance: Attendance allowance is paid by the Department of Social Security to disabled people who require regular assistance with their personal care.
  • capital: The favored proposal is for the introduction of a single new car pool with a reduced rate of capital allowances.

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