grant an allowance
11allowance — noun 1) your baggage allowance Syn: allocation, allotment, quota, share, ration, grant, limit 2) her father gave her an allowance Syn: payment, pocket money, contribution, grant …
12grant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, substantial ▪ small ▪ full (esp. BrE) ▪ Full student maintenance grants are a thing of the past. (BrE) …
13allowance — Synonyms and related words: C ration, K ration, OK, abatement, acceptance, account, acknowledgment, adjustment, admission, agio, aid, alimony, allocation, allotment, allowing, annuity, apportionment, appreciation, appropriation, approximation,… …
14grant — {{11}}grant (n.) c.1200, allowance, consent, permission, from Anglo Fr. graunter, from O.Fr. granter, collateral variant of creanter to promise, guarantee, confirm, authorize, from L. credentem (nom. credens), prp. of credere to believe, to trust …
15allowance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stipend; discount, concession; admission, sanction, permission. See giving, qualification. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Portion] Syn. quantity, quota, ration; see share . 2. [A periodic gratuity] Syn.… …
16grant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gift, allotment, contribution. v. bestow, give, yield; concede; permit; contribute. See giving, permission, consent, rightness, transfer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gift, boon, reward, award, honorarium …
17grant — 1. verb 1) he granted them leave of absence Syn: allow, accord, permit, afford, vouchsafe Ant: refuse 2) he granted them $20,000 Syn: give, award, bestow …
18grant — 1. verb 1) he granted them leave of absence Syn: allow, permit, accord, afford 2) he granted them £20,000 Syn: give, award, bestow on, confer on, present with, endow with 3) …
19allowance — I. n. 1. Permission, leave, license, permit, authorization, connivance, sanction, authority, approval, approbation, sufferance. 2. Admission, acknowledgment, concession, assent. 3. Grant for support, stated maintenance, commission. 4.… …
20grant — 1. verb /ɡɹɑːnt,ɡɹænt/ a) To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; usually in answer to petition. b) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to… …
