allow vs award

allow

verb
  • To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct. 

  • To not bar or obstruct. 

  • To render physically possible. 

  • To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. 

  • To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion. 

  • To grant license to; to permit; to consent to. 

  • To take into account by making an allowance. 

  • To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request). 

award

verb
  • To give (an award). 

  • To determine; to make or grant an award. 

  • To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case. 

  • To give (a person) an award. 

noun
  • A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award. 

  • A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. 

  • The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. 

  • A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit. 

How often have the words allow and award occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )