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as in subsidies
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 portions
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 allocations
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 allotments
Legroom allotments have been steadily decreasing over the years in order for airlines to boost profits, despite the complaints of fliers.
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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
After residents are given food allotments, the Thao family is able to eat their mom’s good cooking instead of the thin soup served in the cafeteria.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
The reduction in maximum allotments for November is no longer in effect.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
The concern followed a recent announcement that, due to limited federal funding and court orders, SNAP benefits would be cut to 50 percent of eligible households’ current allotments for November 2025.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
As fisheries recover, annual allotments get bigger.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Arkansas Department of Human Services spokesperson Gavin Lesnick did not respond to an email requesting clarification on the minimum allotments.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
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
After residents are given food allotments, the Thao family is able to eat their mom’s good cooking instead of the thin soup served in the cafeteria.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
The reduction in maximum allotments for November is no longer in effect.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
The concern followed a recent announcement that, due to limited federal funding and court orders, SNAP benefits would be cut to 50 percent of eligible households’ current allotments for November 2025.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
As fisheries recover, annual allotments get bigger.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Arkansas Department of Human Services spokesperson Gavin Lesnick did not respond to an email requesting clarification on the minimum allotments.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotments
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Attendees at the baby fair in Seoul nodded to the government’s many initiatives, including subsidies and support programs for young parents.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California, said that about 160,000 Californians lost their subsidies when the enhanced federal assistance expired because their incomes were higher than 400% of the federal poverty level.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Give your plants about a month to determine the extent of the cold damage and then remove affected portions.—
Tom Macklin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Architectural Accents Many homes, especially older ones, feature unique nooks, corners, and recessed portions of walls.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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The community’s prolific turnout at sporting events in the region is well known, with basketball games in Qatar sometimes limiting allocations for Filipino fans to avoid home advantage from being lost.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The camp had no sanitation system, no barracks, no clothing allocations, and scant rations distributed uncooked to men without pans or utensils or firewood.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Teitsworth said the Honnold Foundation distributed over $4 million in grants last year and that Honnold is still involved with its work, keeping a board seat and providing financial assistance.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Other funding has come from county grants.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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For more on why AstraZeneca poured billions into China ahead of the trading debut of its shares in New York, read this.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, in the months leading up to 2018, there was a frenzy of investments on initial coin offerings — in which cryptocurrencies were sold much like how companies sell shares during initial public offerings.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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Residents who stay in an eligible property for over one year will also be included in annual equity distributions based on returns from the housing units.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Nor will minimum distributions be required.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Snowpack in most of the Northern Hemisphere has shrunk significantly over the past 40 years due to climate change, according to a 2024 Nature study, which found the sharpest declines, between 10% to 20% a decade, in the Southwestern US and large parts of Europe.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The saltwater fish are most often found in the Caspian Sea, but can be spotted in the South Atlantic regions of North America, the Black Sea and parts of the Pacific Northwest.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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When political leaders announce and track massive arrest and deportation targets, then department managers hold front-line supervisors accountable for quotas, triggering a mindless pursuit of bigger and better numbers to report.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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But, pushed by the powerful White House aide Stephen Miller to meet huge daily arrest quotas, the administration’s efforts expanded greatly.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Allotments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotments. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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