Allowance and Retainer

Allowance

Allowance noun - Something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group.

Retainer and allowance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retainer" instead a noun "Allowance".

Nearby Words: allow, allowed, allowable, allowing

Retainer

Retainer noun - A person hired to perform household or personal services.

Allowance and retainer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allowance" instead a noun "Retainer".

Nearby Words: retain, retained, retaining

How words are described

generous generous allowance generous retainer
substantial substantial allowance substantial retainer
enormous enormous allowance enormous retainer
weekly weekly allowance weekly retainer
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