allotments

noun

Definition of allotmentsnext
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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2
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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3
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 Synonyms for allotments
  1. subsidies
  2. allocations
  3. distributions
  4. quotas
  5. allowances
  6. percentages
Noun
  • Both have stopped issuing new housing subsidies.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Spain’s generous incentives and national and regional subsidies have drawn more producers from Latin America and elsewhere to partner with Spanish players.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • Similarly, a knowledgeable adviser can select the right investments, strategies, and tools that might not be accessible to a DIY investor or investors working with advisors with a limited investment options and asset allocations (recipes).
    James Brewer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • But a slowdown is underway in 2024 due to the fact that the government is making modifications to the country’s tax rebates that have been driving this growth, and rebate allocations are being shrunk just as international competition is heating up.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of allocations
Noun
  • Expectations for future distributions from the Music Licensing Collective and the development of new digital sources such as TikTok are greatly contributing to positive growth.
    Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Emphasize growing the account balance by not taking distributions.
    Michael DiSimone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • The exact number of teams - and the qualification route - will be ironed out next year when the event programme and athlete quotas are finalized for the 2028 Olympics.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The next Asian Games - boasting more sports and athlete quotas than the Olympics - will be held less than two years before the Los Angeles Games, where cricket will end a 128-year Olympic exile.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of quotas
Noun
  • Net revenue was $20,519 after discounts and allowances of $38,396.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting related to the review of allowances for credit losses and journal entries.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of allowances
Noun
  • The report’s details indicate percentages for detection during download, detection before installation, and detection after installation.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Over 98% of its residents have health insurance, and the city logged among the lowest percentages of people in fair or poor health in the study.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of percentages
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