See Also: Inverted(medicine)
inverted(dictionary)
Inverted File(law)
inverted repeat(medicine)
papilloma, inverted(medicine)
Inverted market(money)
Inverted scale(money)
Inverted market(finance)
Inverted scale(finance)
inverted comma(dictionary)

allowance (oh) and inverted (iou)


allowance (oh)



[C usually singular] an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a special purpose
a monthly/annual etc allowance
::His father gives him a monthly allowance of ¡ê200.
allowance for
::Do you get an allowance for clothes?
::Sales staff get a generous mileage allowance or a company car.
::If you are entitled to sickness allowance, you must claim it from your employer.
[C usually singular] an amount of something that is acceptable or safe
::the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C
::Passengers' baggage allowance is 75 pounds per person.
[C] BrE an amount of money that you can earn without paying tax on it
::a new tax allowance from the government
[C usually singular] especially AmE a small amount of money that a parent regularly gives to a child
British Equivalent: pocket money
[U and C] something that you consider when deciding what is likely to happen, what you should expect etc
allowance for
::There is always an allowance in insurance premiums for whether someone smokes or not.
make (an) allowance/make allowances (for sth)
::The budget makes allowances for extra staff when needed.
make allowance/allowances (for sb)
to let someone behave in a way you do not normally approve of, because you know there are special reasons for their behaviour
::Dad's under pressure - you have to make allowances.

inverted (iou)



inverted adjective. L16.
[from INVERT verb + -ED1.]
Reversed in position, relation, or order; turned upside down or back to front; turned inwards or inside out. L16.
Heraldry. Of a charge: used upside down. Of a bird's wings: with the tips pointed downwards. Of two animals: facing each Other across the middle of the field. E17.
Music. Of a chord or interval: having the lowest note raised (usu. by an octave). E19.
Phonetics. Produced with the tip of the tongue turned upwards towards the hard palate. L19.
Psychology. Of the sex instincts: turned towards one's own sex; homosexual. L19.
Special collocations: inverted comma: see COMMA 4. inverted pendulum: see PENDULUM noun. inverted pleat: with two parallel contrary pleats forming a recessed band. inverted snob a person who likes or takes pride in what a snob normally disapproves of. inverted snobbery the practices or attitudes of an inverted snob. inverted spelling = inverse spelling s.v. INVERSE adjective.
invertedly adverb in an inverted manner; upside down; with inversion of order: L17.