subsistence allowance
noun [C] UK WORKPLACEDefinition
› money received from your employer when you have to work away from your usual place of work, to pay for food, hotels, travel, etc.
› an advance (= money paid before the usual time) given to a new employee to buy food, clothing, and other necessary things while waiting for a first salary payment
(Definition of subsistence allowance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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