Definition of DISALLOWANCE

disallowance

Meanings

Plural: disallowances

Noun

  • The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
  • 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 / Etymology

From dis- + allowance and disallow + -ance; may be analyzed as dis- + allow + -ance.

Scrabble Score: 18

disallowance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
disallowance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disallowance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

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