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Allowance

/əˈlaʊəns/
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(noun) Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.

You must make allowance for his lack of experience.
I'm going to give you a year's worth of allowance all at once.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The kids receive a small weekly ____ for doing their house chores.

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