percentage vs allowance

allowance vs percentage

percentage and allowance both are nouns.

percentage is not a verb while allowance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
percentage	Yes	No	No	No
allowance	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

percentage: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
allowance: an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

Other hyponyms of percentage include tranche, dispensation, dole, way, ration, piece, slice, split, interest, stake, profit sharing, cut, allocation, allotment.

percentage (noun)	allowance (noun)
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group	the act of allowing
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
	an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
	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

percentage (verb)	allowance (verb)
	put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Difference between percentage and allowance

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