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license vs allowance

allowance vs license

license and allowance both are nouns.

license and allowance both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
license Yes No Yes No
allowance Yes No Yes No
As nouns, allowance is a hyponym of license; that is, allowance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than license:
  • license: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
  • allowance: the act of allowing
Other hyponyms of license include clearance, conge, congee, dispensation, toleration.
license (noun) allowance (noun)
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization the act of allowing
a legal document giving official permission to do something a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
license (verb) allowance (verb)
authorize officially put on a fixed allowance, as of food
Difference between license and allowance

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