DictionaryAI

allowances

noun
Sayuh-LOW-uhns-iz/əˈlaʊənsɪz/

1 meaning of allowances

Practice

  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of allowance. Use this form when talking about more than one allowance.

    The parents give their kids small weekly allowances for doing chores.

    Travel allowances help workers pay for gas and meals on long trips.

    Note

allowances is a form of allowance

allowance, noun: Money parents regularly give a child to spend as they choose. Full entry

Forms
allowanceallowances plural
Spelling
allowance → allowances: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with allowances, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.