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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The modest allotment, which was advanced by the state Senate, would continue to fund a statewide hotline that launched last June and has advised hundreds of people considering guardianship for their relatives or friends.
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2024
With the additions of Snell and Matt Chapman, who were both extended qualifying offers, the Giants have also sacrificed their second- and third-round picks in this summer’s amateur draft, as well as $1 million of their international bonus pool allotment.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Democrats have stuck with their convoluted delegate allotment system.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
In August, the DEA and FDA issued a joint statement calling on drugmakers that do not wish to increase production to relinquish their allotment so that other drugmakers may produce more of the ADHD medications.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
Rozier didn’t play his full allotment of minutes on Sunday, though.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Danielson hasn’t even seen his full allotment of quarterbacks take the field.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2024
Park officials retired grazing allotments in most of the preserve in 2000, but the practice left behind lasting changes.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Or your limited vacation-day allotments, or your inflexible budget, or the mileage on your car or dog.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2024
With the additions of Snell and Matt Chapman, who were both extended qualifying offers, the Giants have also sacrificed their second- and third-round picks in this summer’s amateur draft, as well as $1 million of their international bonus pool allotment.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Democrats have stuck with their convoluted delegate allotment system.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
In August, the DEA and FDA issued a joint statement calling on drugmakers that do not wish to increase production to relinquish their allotment so that other drugmakers may produce more of the ADHD medications.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
Rozier didn’t play his full allotment of minutes on Sunday, though.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Danielson hasn’t even seen his full allotment of quarterbacks take the field.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2024
Park officials retired grazing allotments in most of the preserve in 2000, but the practice left behind lasting changes.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Or your limited vacation-day allotments, or your inflexible budget, or the mileage on your car or dog.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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allotment
noun
al·lot·ment
ə-ˈlät-mənt
1
: the act of allotting
2
: something allotted
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