посо́бие — meaning in English

English meaning

• allowance noun A fixed sum of money given regularly, especially to a child or for expenses.
• benefit noun An advantage, gain, or help that comes from something.
• dole noun British informal: state unemployment benefit payments.
• entitlement noun The right to receive or do something.
• handbook noun A concise reference book covering a particular subject, meant to be kept close at hand.
• manual noun A book giving instructions on how to use or operate something.
• pension noun A regular payment made to someone after they retire, based on their years of work.
• stipend noun A regular, fixed payment for services — often given to clergy, students, interns, or public officials instead of a full wage.
• textbook noun A book used for formal study of a particular subject, especially in schools or universities.
• tutorial noun A guide or lesson, often step-by-step, that teaches someone how to do something.

Senses

посо́бие is used for these senses in English:

• allowance An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.
• benefit (insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
• dole (informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.
• entitlement (politics) A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.
• handbook A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
• manual A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
• pension (finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]
• pension (now, _, historical) A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar. [from 16th c.]

allowance — full definition

1. noun A fixed sum of money given regularly, especially to a child or for expenses.
2. noun An amount permitted or accepted as reasonable, especially as a deduction or adjustment.

benefit — full definition

1. noun An advantage, gain, or help that comes from something.
2. noun A payment provided under an insurance policy or government support scheme.
3. verb To gain an advantage; to be helped by something.

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