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Definition of personal allowance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

personal allowance

noun

/ˌpɜːsənl əˈlaʊəns/

/ˌpɜːrsənl əˈlaʊəns/

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(in the UK) the amount of money you are allowed to earn each year before you have to pay income tax

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