disallowance
disallowance · disallowances
The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowanceThe action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
US/dˌɪsəlˈaʊəns/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
(countable, uncountable)A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the British monarch disallowing colonial legislation.
Origin
From dis- + allowance and disallow + -ance; may be analyzed as dis- + allow + -ance.From dis- + allowance and disallow + -ance; may be analyzed as dis- + allow + -ance.
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Forms
plural: disallowances| Singular | disallowance |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable