Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• EXPENSE ALLOWANCE
  
  An amount paid by the issuer of a security to an underwriter (most common in smaller, higher risk offerings) to reimburse it for expenses incurred in connection with a securities offering. An expense allowance may be accountable (reimbursement against documented out-of-pocket expenses) or non-accountable (typically a percentage of the offering amount without documentation of the expense).
  
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