verb

allowancing

all·owa·nci·ng 4 syllables

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

Word facts

Part of speech verb
Syllables 4
Letters 11
Starts with A

Definition of Allowancing

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

Example sentences

  1. 1

    The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.

  2. 2

    Our provisions were allowanced.

Synonyms for Allowancing

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Antonyms for Allowancing

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How many syllables does allowancing have?

Allowancing has 4 syllables: all·owa·nci·ng. The word is broken into 4 spoken beats.

What part of speech is allowancing?

Allowancing is used as a verb. As a verb, it describes an action or state.

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Example: "The captain was obliged to allowance his crew."

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Allowancing starts with the letter A. You can browse all words beginning with A on the Word Explorer A page, or use the Prefix Finder tool to search for words that begin with specific starting letters.

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Allowancing has 11 letters. It contains 4 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.