allotment

noun

al·lot·ment | \ ə-ˈlät-mənt

Definition of allotment

1 : the act of allotting something : apportionment The allotment of a full page in the newspaper to each candidate is fair.

2 : something that is allotted an allotment of time especially, chiefly British : a plot of land let to an individual for cultivation

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Recent Examples on the Web The city will receive half of its $924,000 allotment this year. — cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021 The school sold more than 5,400 new season tickets and sold out of its allotment of 16,642 student tickets. — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2021 So far, New York has sent about 8% of its federal allotment of $2.6 billion in relief directly to landlords. — Mola Lenghi, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2021 According to government data, food-stamp recipients spend about 20% of their allotment on sweetened beverages, desserts, salty snacks and candy. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021 Arizona will see a cut of 192,000 acre-feet in water deliveries next year, or 6.9% of its total allotment of 2.8 million acre-feet. — Kathy Tulumello, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2021 In addition to the exterior of the house itself, the set also includes the famous arch leading up to Nonnatus, Fred's garden allotment, Violet's shop, and some of the adjacent streets and buildings to create an authentic feel. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 12 Aug. 2021 Lagging much of the region, Haiti started administering vaccines in recent days after receiving its first allotment, a 500,000-dose donation from the U.S., last week. — Kejal Vyas, WSJ, 20 July 2021 Cruelly, however, Hong Kong got half its allotment — not even that. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 July 2021

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