The Clue
Minor payment (9 letter answer)
The Answer
ALLOWANCE
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Notes
The answer ALLOWANCE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
ALLOWANCE as a noun:
1. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
2. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3. (allowance, adjustment) = an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
4. (allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance) = a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
5. (valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance, allowance account) = 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; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
ALLOWANCE as a verb:
1. put on a fixed allowance, as of food