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The phrase "allowance was given" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the provision of a certain amount of money or resources to someone, often in a formal or financial context. Example: "After reviewing the budget, it was decided that an allowance was given to each department for their operational expenses."
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A fund to help people eligible for disability living allowance was given a £30m boost this year by Cameron.
The most likely type of shock was recorded, and allowance was given to record more than one type of shock depending on patient's presentation.
Instead, a fixed inconvenience allowance was given to all participants after they completed all study assessments.
In this study we differentiated between whether an allowance was given for nursing care or not.
At the end of the 5-week experiment, written and verbal dietary feedback was provided and a disturbance allowance was given to those who completed the experiment.
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Should parents make the payment of pocket money conditional on certain behaviour, or should a weekly allowance be given with no strings attached?
At present, jobseeker's allowance is given grudgingly on condition that the recipients do no meaningful work and spend all their time applying for nonexistent jobs.
As allowance is given to a certain number of staff, the department has to make adjustments.
In addition, too many free allowances were given to too many companies.
So far the carbon prices have been low because so many allowances are given away for free.
In the early days of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, allowances were given out free to polluters who made money selling them while continuing to pollute under too lenient a cap.
More suggestions(19)
allocation was given
subsidy was given
fund was given
award was given
admission was given
relief was given
money was given
assistance was given
permission was given
loan was given
benefit was given
payment was given
reimbursement was given
amount was given
allowance was scrapped
allowance was removed
allowance was stopped
allowance was tempered
allowance was cut
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