allotment

noun

ə-ˈlät-mənt How to pronounce allotment (audio)
Definition of allotmentnext
1
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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2
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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3
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 Just the requests to date could drain Mid Delta’s $678,000 allotment for cooling assistance. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments? — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026 The Lower Basin states recently proposed slashing their water allotments by about 20% annually and asked Upper Basin states to commit to permanent cuts to ensure water keeps flowing south. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026 In the blowback, soccer’s global governing body announced a small allotment of $60 tickets for each of the tournament’s 104 matches. — Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for allotment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotment
  1. subsidy
  2. portion
  3. allocation
  4. grant
  5. share
  6. distribution
  7. appropriation
  8. part
Noun
  • Health policy experts said the drop-off is the clearest sign yet that the lapse of federal subsidies for ACA premiums is making insurance too expensive for many Americans, leading many households to drop their coverage.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike their American counterparts, Chinese firms often benefit from subsidies, tax incentives, access to launch facilities, and investments from provincial governments.
    — Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • James McConnell The 21-year-old central midfielder returned to action at the end of last season, playing for the under-21s and training with the first team after an injury kept him out of action for a large portion of the campaign.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Students are expected to return to the building when classes begin in August, although portions of the project will continue through most of November.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of portion
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  • What was once a niche institutional strategy has become a significant allocation in endowment, pension, and family office portfolios, and the asset class is increasingly accessible to high-net-worth individual investors through new structures.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of allocation
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  • The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency will search for new funding sources for environmental cleanup at a River District property slated for affordable senior housing, after the organization was passed over for a federal grant.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Top universities often have large numbers of low-income students, whose full cost of attendance is covered by government and institutional grants.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
    — Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • And Kimmel’s show has taken a greater share of audience since CBS canceled Colbert’s show in May.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 July 2026
Definition of share
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  • The petition said funds will be available for distribution to unsecured creditors.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • While theatrical distribution has gotten substantial attention as Paramount has sought regulatory approval for the WBD acquisition, much less focus has been paid to cable distribution, a sector of the industry that has been in decline.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Definition of distribution
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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
  • The 2026 housing appropriation adopted by Congress this year boosted HACLA’s Section 8 funding by $138 million, Castro Ramirez said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of appropriation
Noun
  • Occasional spikiness has always been a part of his personality.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The blaze at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar, the city’s deadliest in 17 years, broke out late Sunday in a northern part of the Thai capital.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
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