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allowance Brit Education a salary supplement given to a teacher who is appointed to undertake extra duties and responsibilities allowance [ə′lau̇ยทəns] (design engineering) An intentional difference in sizes of two mating parts, allowing clearance usually for a film of oil, for running or sliding fits. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Here, too, the slaves of all the other farms received their monthly allowance of food, and their yearly clothing. She often pondered how she might obtain two eggs daily instead of one, and at last, to gain her purpose, determined to give the Hen a double allowance of barley. If I had a proper allowance, like other fellows of my age, this would have been quite unnecessary. |
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