admeasurement

noun

ad-ˈme-zhər-mənt How to pronounce admeasurement (audio)
Definition of admeasurementnext
as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the admeasurement of the company's profits among its employees is based strictly upon seniority

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  1. distribution
  2. allocation
  3. allotment
Noun
  • As Will County farmland gives way to warehouses, distribution centers and data centers, conservationists say the landscape around Midewin is changing rapidly.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Jim Orr, president of domestic theatrical distribution for Universal, which put out both The Odyssey and Oppenheimer, agrees that the British auteur is singularly responsible for keeping the turnstiles spinning.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of distribution
Noun
  • Investors who access emerging markets through a broad index miss the dispersion that active country allocation can capture.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • United hold back 200 tickets from each away allocation (typically 3,000) for their players, and not all of these are taken.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of allocation
Noun
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators at a fiery hearing this week that the Pentagon is running short of cash, despite a massive $150 billion one-time allotment in last year's big budget bill.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The business rarely sells out of its specific team allotments, and the prices can fluctuate during games depending on scores.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of allotment
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