adjustment vs special duty allowance

special duty allowance vs adjustment

adjustment and special duty allowance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
special duty allowance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, special duty allowance is a hyponym of adjustment; that is, special duty allowance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adjustment:

adjustment: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
special duty allowance: an allowance payable to employees who are given special assignments or perform additional duties.

Other hyponyms of adjustment include cost-of-living allowance, depreciation allowance, deduction, discount, seasonal adjustment, tare, extra duty allowance, extraneous duty allowance.

adjustment (noun)	special duty allowance (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	an allowance payable to employees who are given special assignments or perform additional duties.
the act of adjusting something to match a standard
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adjustment and special duty allowance

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