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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
Fans who registered for the first drop of tickets but did not receive a time slot and fans who did not buy their maximum 12 general ticket allotment will automatically be entered into the random lottery Drop 2.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In this allotment of tax credits, animation emerged as major participants as the production category became eligible for the first time in the program’s history.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
But others were planted with random allotments of four and 12 species, reflecting the middle and upper ends of tree diversity in similar-sized areas of our local forests.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Colorado hasn’t had its full allotment of forwards together very often since the additions of Nazem Kadri and Nicolas Roy before the trade deadline, but everyone is expected to be ready for Game 1.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In this allotment of tax credits, animation emerged as major participants as the production category became eligible for the first time in the program’s history.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
But others were planted with random allotments of four and 12 species, reflecting the middle and upper ends of tree diversity in similar-sized areas of our local forests.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Colorado hasn’t had its full allotment of forwards together very often since the additions of Nazem Kadri and Nicolas Roy before the trade deadline, but everyone is expected to be ready for Game 1.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotment
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San Francisco—which adopted Housing First in 2009—is illustrative, with 60 percent of its massive homelessness budget being spent on housing subsidies for the formerly homeless.—
Christopher Calton,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Other regions are offering subsidies to renovate, or even giving properties away for free, provided buyers commit to living in them.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
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Specific financial arrangements have not been announced, though a portion of ticket proceeds will benefit a local nonprofit that provides programming for the LGBTQ+ community.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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However, the cap would have only covered a small portion of the losses caused by the collapse of the bridge, AG Brown said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The firm’s biweekly webinars provide a consistent forum for discussing core topics such as TSP allocation, retirement income strategies, and healthcare coordination.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The cost of leasing the planes this season was covered by a one-time allocation from the Michigan Legislature to mitigate the effects of the March 2025 ice storm.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Several of these PACs are affiliated with an organization called Public First, which received a grant of twenty million dollars from Anthropic.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The state counterpart to the National Institutes of Health would fund grants and programs for research in biomedicine, climate, wildfire, and infectious disease, among other areas.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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BuzzFeed announced the sale late Monday, saying Allen Family Digital had agreed to pay $3 apiece for 40 million shares, representing a 52% stake in the company.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Tell students not to click unexpected links, share codes or respond to scary messages without checking first.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Because of the tournament expansion, the NCAA will be able to award more than $131 million in new revenue distributions to member schools participating in the basketball tournaments over the remaining six years of the NCAA’s broadcast agreements.—
Gary Bedore
May 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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One swift effect of passage was an alteration of the distribution of state spending in the South, with more money going to areas with heavily Black populations.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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If Republicans maintain control of the House, our first priority should be accountability and oversight of this administration through whatever means necessary — leveraging the appropriations process, wielding subpoena power, working with outside partners to file lawsuits and more.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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At the time, now Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer had announced that an appropriations bill included up to $10 million for the establishment of the USAISI at NIST.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Despite missing the playoffs with a 42-40 record and flaming out of the Play-In Tournament against the Golden State Warriors, the Clippers did not have their own first-round pick, part of the cost for the 2019 swap of 2018 lottery pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and 2019 MVP finalist Paul George.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Mohammadi’s family said her health had been deteriorating in prison, in part because she was heavily beaten during her arrest.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Allotment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotment. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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