clothing allowance

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• allowance — al‧low‧ance [əˈlaʊəns] noun 1. [countable] an amount of money that someone is given regularly or for a special reason: • She earns a package worth $1 million, including a $15,000 clothing allowance. ˌcost of ˈliving alˌlowance [countable] HUMAN… …   Financial and business terms

• allowance — noun 1 amount of sth that you are allowed ADJECTIVE ▪ baggage ▪ tax ▪ holiday (BrE) VERB + ALLOWANCE ▪ be entitled to, get …   Collocations dictionary

• allowance — noun (C) 1 an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a special reason: His father gave him an allowance of $1000 a year. | travel/clothing/housing allowance etc (=money given officially to spend on travel etc): Jo s salary includes a …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• allowance — al|low|ance [ ə lauəns ] noun count ** 1. ) an amount of money that parents give a child regularly: I had to pay for the broken window out of my allowance. a ) an amount of money that someone receives regularly, in order to pay for the things… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• allowance — [əˈlaʊəns] noun [C] 1) an amount of money that someone receives regularly to pay for things that they need a housing/clothing allowance[/ex] 2) an amount of something that you are officially allowed Your baggage allowance is 30 kilos.[/ex] • make …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• allowance */*/ — UK [əˈlaʊəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms allowance : singular allowance plural allowances 1) a) an amount of money that someone receives regularly, in order to pay for the things they need She receives a monthly allowance of £500. a… …   English dictionary

• Fly (clothing) — Closed fly on a pair of jeans A fly on clothing is a covering over an opening join concealing the mechanism, such as a zip, velcro or buttons, used to join the opening. The term is most frequently applied to a short opening over the groin in… …   Wikipedia

• subsistence allowance — ➔ allowance * * * subsistence allowance UK US noun [C] UK WORKPLACE ► money received from your employer when you have to work away from your usual place of work, to pay for food, hotels, travel, etc. ► an advance (= money paid before the usual… …   Financial and business terms

• subsistence allowance — noun see subsistence 2d * * * 1. money given in advance to a new soldier, employee, etc., to buy food, clothing, and pay for other necessities while awaiting a first pay. 2. money paid a worker in addition to salary to cover expenses that may be… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cut (clothing) — pinking shears Cut in clothing, sewing and tailoring, is the style or shape of a garment as opposed to its fabric or trimmings. The cut of a coat refers to the way the garment hangs on the body based on the shape of the fabric pieces used to… …   Wikipedia

• subsistence allowance — 1. money given in advance to a new soldier, employee, etc., to buy food, clothing, and pay for other necessities while awaiting a first pay. 2. money paid a worker in addition to salary to cover expenses that may be incurred in the performance of …   Universalium