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Aliment :: Aliment (n.) An allowance for maintenance.

Pittance :: Pittance (n.) A meager portion, quantity, or allowance; an inconsiderable salary or compensation..

Exhibitioner :: Exhibitioner (n.) One who has a pension or allowance granted for support.

Factorage :: Factorage (n.) The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his services; -- called also a commission..

Allowance :: Allowance (n.) License; indulgence.

Allowedly :: Allowedly (adv.) By allowance; admittedly.

Commission :: Commission (n.) The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another; as, a commission of ten per cent on sales. See Del credere..

Size :: Size (n.) A settled quantity or allowance. See Assize.

Grant :: Grant (v. t.) The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.

Demurrage :: Demurrage (n.) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.

Alimony :: Alimony (n.) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same..

Viaticum :: Viaticum (n.) An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service.

Readmittance :: Readmittance (n.) Allowance to enter again; a second admission.

Dispart :: Dispart (v. t.) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim..

Sheaf :: Sheaf (n.) Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four..

Disallowance :: Disallowance (n.) The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.

Allowance :: Allowance (n.) To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced..

Corody :: Corody (n.) An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the king's servants as he may designate to receive it..

Flat :: Flat (adv.) Without allowance for accrued interest.

Tommy :: Tommy (n.) Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance..

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