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单词 allowance system
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Definition of allowance system in English:

allowance system

noun
historical

  • (In England and Wales) a system of poor relief whereby wages were supplemented by an allowance which varied according to the cost of bread and the size of the wage earner's family; = "Speenhamland system".

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in James Grahame (1765–1811), poet.

Definition of allowance system in US English:

allowance system

noun
historical

  • (In England and Wales) a system of poor relief whereby wages were supplemented by an allowance which varied according to the cost of bread and the size of the wage earner's family; = "Speenhamland system".

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in James Grahame (1765–1811), poet.
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