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Education Maintenance Allowance — (EMA) (Welsh: LWA or Lwfans Cynhaliaeth Addysg) is a financial scheme applicable to students and those undertaking unpaid work based learning in the United Kingdom aged between sixteen and nineteen whose parents have a certain income. [… … Wikipedia
allowance — al·low·ance /ə lau̇ əns/ n 1: an allotted share: as a: a sum granted as a reimbursement or payment for expenses an allowance to support the deceased s family deduction for a moving allowance b: a sum granted as a reduction or increase … Law dictionary
MAINTENANCE — (Heb. מְזוֹנוֹת, mezonot), generally speaking, the supply of all the necessaries of the party entitled thereto, i.e., not only food, but also matters such as medical expenses, raiment, lodging, etc. (Sh. Ar., EH 73:7; see husband and wife ). When … Encyclopedia of Judaism
maintenance — main·te·nance n 1 a: the act of providing basic and necessary support b: the state of having such support 2: a financial means of providing necessary assistance: as a: alimony b … Law dictionary
maintenance — [n] perpetuation, support; sustenance aliment, alimentation, alimony, allowance, bacon*, bread, bread and butter*, care, carrying, conservation, continuance, continuation, food, keep, keeping, livelihood, living, nurture, preservation,… … New thesaurus
maintenance — The upkeep or preservation of condition of property, including cost of ordinary repairs necessary and proper from time to time for that purpose. Bogan v. Postlewait, 265 N.E.2d 195, 197. See also maintain Sustenance; support; assistance; aid. The … Black's law dictionary
maintenance — The upkeep or preservation of condition of property, including cost of ordinary repairs necessary and proper from time to time for that purpose. Bogan v. Postlewait, 265 N.E.2d 195, 197. See also maintain Sustenance; support; assistance; aid. The … Black's law dictionary
allowance — noun 1) your baggage allowance Syn: permitted amount/quantity, allocation, allotment, quota, share, ration, grant, limit, portion, slice 2) she spent her allowance on paperbacks Syn: payment … Thesaurus of popular words
allowance — noun 1) your baggage allowance Syn: allocation, allotment, quota, share, ration, grant, limit 2) her father gave her an allowance Syn: payment, pocket money, contribution, grant … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
allowance — I. n. 1. Permission, leave, license, permit, authorization, connivance, sanction, authority, approval, approbation, sufferance. 2. Admission, acknowledgment, concession, assent. 3. Grant for support, stated maintenance, commission. 4.… … New dictionary of synonyms
