allotments

plural of allotment
1
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 These allotments seemed more than reasonable given the annual water flow at the time. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026 Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 To date, Colorado has struck a good balance between being liberal with its hunting permits and allotments and protecting populations. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026 Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 These phones have different sizes and shapes, different memory and storage allotments, and different camera systems. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 24 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 And then, there are also different financial allotments. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments? — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
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Noun
  • So far, anti-AI legislation has taken the form of blocking subsidies for AI data centers.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The talks come as Paz faces protests over his decision to scrap fuel subsidies in a country that once exported natural gas to its neighbors but now struggles with fuel shortages and declining hydrocarbon production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The possible outages would affect portions of counties, not entire counties, the utility stressed.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Scoop the cookie dough in small portions all over the top of the brownie batter, leaving space between them for the brownie batter to rise up during baking.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • Commitments for the deal are due this week and lenders are still in discussion about allocations, so details about the financing could change.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While the survey did not ask how family offices planned to change their allocations around AI, Ringham said that many asset classes are touched by the technology.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Ossoff last year also pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for canceling public health and environmental grants.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Free money from scholarships and grants accounts for about 27% of the costs, and student loans, including parent borrowing, make up most of the rest.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • That news knocked about 5% off its shares on July 27 and sent the cost of insuring its debt sharply higher.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners are the sole holders of Skydance’s Class A stock, giving them 100% control the voting shares.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • Taking larger distributions can cause a retirement portfolio to shrink faster, particularly if those withdrawals occur during a period of weak investment returns.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Depending on the facts, annual distributions may also be required.
    — Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Channels would connect different parts of the system, while the flexible fibers would regulate fluid movement and retain information.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The country’s current immigration policies are controlled by people who believe that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which ended exclusionary quotas against non-European immigrants including South Asians, needs to be rolled back.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Territories needed to be assigned, quotas had to be set, and compensation needed to be calculated accurately and paid on time.
    — Arnab Mishra, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Allotments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotments. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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