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allotment

[uh-lot-muhnt] / əˈlɒt mənt /


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I had a time slot but didn’t buy my full allotment of tickets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Treasury market, elevated deficits and a perceived lack of demand, Treasury’s auction allotment data has shown foreign investor allocations at Treasury auctions rising in recent months, TD Securities U.S. rates strategists say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Along with CalFresh, she gets a monthly allotment of healthy food through the Women, Infants and Children program.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

McCarthy says their federal food allotment is down 35%.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Her family’s distress increased in the late 1890s as the U.S. government intensified its push for the culmination of its assimilation campaign: allotment.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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