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family allowances

family allowances is the plural of family allowance.

Meaning of family allowance

Noun

family allowance (plural family allowances)

  1. (UK) A former type of social security payment made to families with children; now replaced by child benefit.

Questions about family allowances

What is family allowances the plural of?
Family allowances is the plural of family allowance.

Words near family allowances in the dictionary

  1. familon
  2. familons
  3. famils
  4. family
  5. family allowance
  6. family allowances
  7. family and consumer science
  8. family annihilation
  9. family annihilator
  10. family annihilators
  11. family bed

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