reserve account vs allowance

allowance vs reserve account

reserve account and allowance both are nouns.

reserve account is not a verb while allowance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reserve account	Yes	No	No	No
allowance	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

reserve account: funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments
allowance: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

Other hyponyms of reserve account include hidden reserve, pool, allowance account, valuation account, valuation reserve, revaluation reserve.

reserve account (noun)	allowance (noun)
funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments	the act of allowing
	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

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

Difference between reserve account and allowance

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