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as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
the library budget was reduced, while allotments for city officials' travel expenses were increased
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as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
every kindergartner received colored paper, scissors, and an allotment of paste to make paper chains
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as in allocation
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the allotment of exhibition space at the annual trade show is always fraught with politics and infighting
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Recent Examples of allotment
By the time Syracuse dropped him, all of those schools had moved on and filled their allotment of scholarships.
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Legroom allotments have been steadily decreasing over the years in order for airlines to boost profits, despite the complaints of fliers.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
Range Rider Jim Powers rides around cattle in grazing allotments in the Antelope Basin of the Beaverhead National Forest in Montana.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Both the University of Miami and Indiana University received allotments of 20,000 tickets.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Legroom allotments have been steadily decreasing over the years in order for airlines to boost profits, despite the complaints of fliers.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
Range Rider Jim Powers rides around cattle in grazing allotments in the Antelope Basin of the Beaverhead National Forest in Montana.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Both the University of Miami and Indiana University received allotments of 20,000 tickets.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotment
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Ironically, many Chinese firms also take advantage of the same federal subsidies offered through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Vermont, a payroll tax on employers funds child care subsidies.—
Morgan Lee,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The northern portion of Alys Beach is devoted to a 20-acre nature preserve practically made for morning bike rides.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Campaign finance filings outlined in an October report from The Sacramento Bee showed Flora spent hundreds of thousands of dollars given to his re-election campaign by businesses and organizations in 2024, with a significant portion going to travel, lodging and meals.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Notably, the United States played an indispensable role in forging this agreement, and did so without massive allocations of military aid or other forms of foreign assistance.—
David Dumke,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Wyandotte has conditions for Chiefs & state Wyandotte’s vote approving its allocation of local sales tax revenues toward the Chiefs came with stipulations for the state and team.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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Last year, thanks to a Prebys Healing Through the Arts grant, Resounding Joy brought music to 50 participants in Mama’s Kitchen’s senior nutrition program, which delivers free meals to homebound medically fragile seniors in need.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The administration had proposed cutting the NIH budget by 40% and thousands of NIH grants have been terminated in just the year and a half Trump has been in office.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Holding talks with Paramount now might unlock even more cash for a company that was barely trading at $10 per share one year ago, before all the sale talk erupted.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The building once housed a saloon that saw its share of shootouts and robberies—paranormal researchers claim to have found a reappearing bloodstain there.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Bell also said that the agency, which sets infectious disease reporting requirements, hasn’t considered adding hospitalizations to the list because the primary purpose of public health surveillance is to understand disease transmission, frequency and distribution — not to track complications.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Rather, the goal is to get a statistical sense of which possible futures are likely, which ones are rare, and how our fossil fuel habit disturbs that distribution.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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While the bill doesn't include a dollar amount, DeLano said the plan is to request $50 million in appropriations later in the session.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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With a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fast approaching, all but one Democratic Senator voted against advancing an appropriations bill to fund the department.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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Winter weather alerts are in effect across parts of California, Nevada and Oregon ahead of two systems expected in the coming days.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Leonard’s silence, a cornerstone of the seven-time All-Star’s personality, is part of what makes the 34-year-old Moreno Valley product a compelling figure in the NBA.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Allotment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotment. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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