seasonal adjustment vs allowance

allowance vs seasonal adjustment

seasonal adjustment and allowance both are nouns.

seasonal adjustment is not a verb while allowance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seasonal adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
allowance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, allowance is a hypernym of seasonal adjustment; that is, allowance is a word with a broader meaning than seasonal adjustment:

seasonal adjustment: a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year
allowance: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

Other hypernyms of seasonal adjustment include adjustment.

seasonal adjustment (noun)	allowance (noun)
a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year	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

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

Difference between seasonal adjustment and allowance

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