admeasurements

noun

plural of admeasurement
as in distributions
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. distributions
  2. allocations
Noun
  • There are certain penalty exceptions, such as for distributions for higher education expenses or to purchase a first home.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • The vulnerability resides in KVM, which is, in essence, a virtual machine app included in the kernel of many Linux distributions.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Definition of distributions
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  • But its appropriation process has come under more intense scrutiny in recent weeks after a supposedly fake investment promotion agency was found to have received allocations from the budget.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
  • Investors who have sized private credit allocations without stress-testing their liquidity needs across a full economic cycle may face difficult decisions if capital needs arise before positions can be exited at reasonable prices.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of allocations
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