Home › Words › M › misallowancemisallowancemisallowance means A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.EtymologyFrom mis- + allowance.nounA bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disallowance 80% match — The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance. vs misallowance →allowment 72% match — An amount of money or resources that someone is allotted; an allotment. vs misallowance →misallotment 70% match — Incorrect allotment. vs misallowance →disallower 65% match — One who disallows or forbids. vs misallowance →misallot 65% match — To allot or apportion badly or wrongly. vs misallowance →allowance 63% match — Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting. vs misallowance →disallowability 63% match — The quality of being disallowable. vs misallowance →misallocation 63% match — An improper or unwise allocation, especially of money. vs misallowance →