allotment
noun
al·lot·ment
ə-ˈlät-mənt 
1
: the act of allotting something : apportionment
The allotment of a full page in the newspaper to each candidate is fair.
2
: something that is allotted
an allotment of time
especially, chiefly British
: a plot of land let to an individual for cultivation
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Much of the tribe’s revenues are used to pay for these services and infrastructure on the reservation, as well as the repurchasing of land on the reservation that was lost to non-tribal entities during the era of allotment from the late 1800s until about the mid-1900s.
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Another option for the Heat could be converting the contracts of their two-way players to standard deals, with Myron Gardner, Jahmir Young and Vlad Goldin currently holding the team’s allotment of three two-way deals.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
By the time Syracuse dropped him, all of those schools had moved on and filled their allotment of scholarships.
—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
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Another option for the Heat could be converting the contracts of their two-way players to standard deals, with Myron Gardner, Jahmir Young and Vlad Goldin currently holding the team’s allotment of three two-way deals.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
By the time Syracuse dropped him, all of those schools had moved on and filled their allotment of scholarships.
—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
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“Allotment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allotment. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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allotment
noun
al·lot·ment
ə-ˈlät-mənt
1
: the act of allotting
2
: something allotted
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