allowance

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[English Word] allowance

[Swahili Word] alowensi

[Swahili Plural] alowensi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Note] syn: kipimo

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[English Word] allowance

[English Plural] allowances

[Swahili Word] posho

[Swahili Plural] posho

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] English

[Derived Word] portion

[Related Words] posha

[English Example] Give him/her his/her allowance

[Swahili Example] mpe posho yake

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[English Word] disturbance allowance

[English Plural] disturbance allowances

[Swahili Word] posho ya usumbufu

[Swahili Plural] posho za usumbufu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] English

[Derived Word] portion

[Related Words] usumbufu

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[English Word] housekeeping allowance

[Swahili Word] masarifu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] mileage allowance

[Swahili Word] posho ya maili

[Swahili Plural] posho za mali

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] The driver was paid the mileage allowance after the journey

[Swahili Example] Dereva alilipwa posho ya maili baada ya safari

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[English Word] subsistence allowance

[English Plural] subsistence allowances

[Swahili Word] posho ya kujikimu

[Swahili Plural] posho za kujikimu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] English

[Derived Word] portion

[Related Words] jikimu

[English Example] The yearly harvests have been used as the subsistence allowance

[Swahili Example] Mavuno ya mwaka yamatumiwa kama posho ya kujikimu

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