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allowance

n.
1.an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
2.a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3.an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
4.a permissible difference
5.a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
6.the act of allowing allowance v.
1.put on a fixed allowance, as of food

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    lay (something) on (someone)
    to direct blame or guilt for something on someone
    The company tried to lay the blame for the computer problems on the manager.



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    S1: The earliest reference to' the playing card has been found in China, as long ago, as the tenth century.
    S6: The current pack of 52 cards was only regulated in the seventeenth century.

    P: They appeared in Italy around 1320.
    Q: Long before that the Chinese used paper money which was similar in design to the playing cards.
    R: It is believed that perhaps travelling gypsies introduced them to Europe.
    S: In olden days cards were used both for telling fortune and playing games.

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