travel allowance
Funds for journeys
A travel allowance is money provided to cover transportation, lodging, and related expenses when traveling for work or official purposes.
Employers set travel allowances as daily rates or reimbursement limits: The company's travel allowance covers hotels up to $200 per night.
Government and military organizations often use standardized per diem rates.
- per diemPayment by day
- daily rateCharge for one day
- business tripProfessional travel for company purposes
- road warriorPerpetual business traveler
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
out of pocket · expense account · stipend · fare · incidentals · cash · lodging · budget · expense tracking · taxable income · tax deduction · car rental · mileage · receipts · advance · petty cash · flat rate · subsistence
- expensesexpenses, expense, expenditure, cost, costs
- job perkssalary, perks, pension plans, 401k, benefits
- travel expenseshotel bookings, airfare, hotel costs, per diem, mileage
- employee benefitshealth insurance, pension, 401k, 401(k), retirement
- employee compensationsalary, pay, base pay, base salary, gross pay
- military benefitsVA benefits, military pay, veteran benefits, base pay, health benefits
compensation type
travel allowancebase salary
Guaranteed regular compensation
salary · hourly rate · hourly wage · basic pay · base pay
expense treatment
travel allowancepersonal expense