Allowance vs. Scholarship

Allowance vs. Scholarship — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Allowance and Scholarship

Allowancenoun

permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

Scholarshipnoun

A grant-in-aid to a student.

Allowancenoun

Acknowledgment.

Scholarshipnoun

The character or qualities of a scholar.

Allowancenoun

That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity

her meagre allowance of food or drink

Scholarshipnoun

The activity, methods or attainments of a scholar.

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Allowancenoun

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances

to make allowance for his naivety

Scholarshipnoun

(uncountable) The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning.

Allowancenoun

(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries

Tare and tret are examples of allowance.

Scholarshipnoun

The first year of high school, often accompanied by exams that needed to be passed before advancement to the higher grades.

Allowancenoun

A child's allowance; pocket money.

She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month.

Scholarshipverb

(intransitive) To attend on a scholarship.

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Allowancenoun

(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.

Scholarshipverb

To grant a scholarship.

Allowancenoun

(obsolete) approval; approbation

Scholarshipnoun

financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

Allowancenoun

(obsolete) license; indulgence

Scholarshipnoun

profound scholarly knowledge

Allowanceverb

(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).

The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.

Allowanceverb

(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.

Our provisions were allowanced.

Allowancenoun

an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period);

travel allowancemy weekly allowance of two eggsa child's allowance should not be too generous

Allowancenoun

a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

Allowancenoun

an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances;

an allowance for profit

Allowancenoun

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Allowancenoun

a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

Allowancenoun

the act of allowing;

He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom

Allowanceverb

put on a fixed allowance, as of food