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allowancing

allowancing is the present participle and gerund of allowance.

Meaning of allowance

Verb

allowance (third-person singular simple present allowances, present participle allowancing, simple past and past participle allowanced)

  1. (transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
    • The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.
  2. (transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
    • Our provisions were allowanced.

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Questions about allowancing

What is allowancing the present participle and gerund of?
Allowancing is the present participle and gerund of allowance.

Words near allowancing in the dictionary

  1. allowables
  2. allowably
  3. allowance
  4. allowanced
  5. allowances
  6. allowancing
  7. allowaunce
  8. allowaunces
  9. Alloway
  10. Alloways
  11. allowed

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