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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
The nominal allotment could be in either Treasuries or corporates.
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Boxing Boxing is a great way to burn calories and get in your cardio exercise allotment.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
The News reported Sunday that in July the two officers discovered an allotment of 5,000 bullets purchased by the Department of Probation for firearms training at the range couldn’t be located.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Some research suggests that adhering to certain patterns — such as spacing your weekly allotment of drinks out over a few days and consuming them with a meal — may be beneficial.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Boxing Boxing is a great way to burn calories and get in your cardio exercise allotment.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
The News reported Sunday that in July the two officers discovered an allotment of 5,000 bullets purchased by the Department of Probation for firearms training at the range couldn’t be located.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Some research suggests that adhering to certain patterns — such as spacing your weekly allotment of drinks out over a few days and consuming them with a meal — may be beneficial.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotment
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Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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To qualify for Affordable Care Act subsidies, recipients would have to nearly quadruple their annual income.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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Nicola, who hails from Grain Valley and represents portions of the Kansas City-area in the state Senate, did not return a call and text message seeking comment for this story.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
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Which of these was in her bag? 7 of 11 What did Harvard do this week after Trump froze $2 billion in existing grants? 8 of 11 The executive producer of which news program resigned, citing encroachments on his journalistic independence?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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David Walt, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Womens’ Hospital who develops diagnostics, was told April 14, the same day as the Harvard announcement, that his federal grant worth $300,000 a year was immediately terminated.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Revamp Your Mudroom Giving your mudroom a bit of love before the summer is never a bad idea, Kersh shares.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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The results from a study among almost 500 employees show that employees with children under six have less bandwidth to help coworkers with work problems or take over a coworker’s share of the workload.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The ongoing instability of the power grid has also led to protests, with many criticizing LUMA, which took over power transmission and distribution in 2021.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Aid workers deny there is significant diversion of aid, saying the U.N. closely monitors distribution of supplies.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, many present-day critics classify her adventures and recordings as cultural appropriation.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Apr. 2025
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Spending more and inking multiyear appropriations can help overcome these challenges.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Their appeal is one of three religious rights cases the Supreme Court is deciding in the coming weeks, and could be part of a recent trend of the court siding with religious rights advocates.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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If a country sets hunting quotas to manage wolf populations, for example, individual farmers would be allowed to cull wolves in their area.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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As a long-term project, working to create tradeable property rights in U.S. fisheries quotas through the empowerment of U.S. fishing communities and the reduction of federal regulatory micromanagement.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Allotment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotment. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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