meal allowance

Dining expense budget

A meal allowance is money provided by an employer or institution to cover food expenses, typically during travel or extended work hours.

Companies set daily meal allowances for business trips: The conference attendees received a $75 meal allowance per day.

The term also applies to stipends for students, military personnel, or anyone whose meals are subsidized by an organization.

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expense coverage

meal allowancepersonal expense

self-pay

compensation type

meal allowancebase salary

Guaranteed regular compensation

wages · annual salary · take-home pay · salary · gross pay

Family

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