Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| advantage | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of having a superior or more favorable position • (tennis) first point scored after deuce • benefit resulting from some event or action verb • give an advantage to | ||||||
| allowance | nounn | |||||
noun • an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) • a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets • the act of allowing verb • put on a fixed allowance, as of food | ||||||
| benefit | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • financial assistance in time of need • something that aids or promotes well-being • a performance to raise money for a charitable cause verb • derive a benefit from • be beneficial for | ||||||
| credit | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • approval • money available for a client to borrow • an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items • used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise • arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services • recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work • an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments verb • give someone credit for something • ascribe an achievement to • enter as credit • have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of | ||||||
| deduction | nounn | |||||
noun • a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket • an amount or percentage deducted • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) • reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) • the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) • the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise | ||||||
| exemption | nounn | |||||
noun • immunity from an obligation or duty • a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.) • an act exempting someone | ||||||
| incentive | nounn | |||||
noun • a positive motivational influence • an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | ||||||
| privilege | nounn | |||||
noun • a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) • (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship verb • bestow a privilege upon | ||||||
| subsidy | nounn | |||||
noun • a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public | ||||||
| write-off | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset • the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset | ||||||
| tax benefit | nounn | |||||
noun • a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity | ||||||
