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allotment

[uh-lot-muhnt] / əˈlɒt mənt /


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In the hybrid system, customers buy an allotment of usage tokens, as the basic unit of AI computing is known.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Roughly half the annual visa allotment goes to foreign students already in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The century-old agreement requires the water released from Upper Basin dams for Arizona, Nevada and California to average at least 7.5 million acre-feet over any decade, plus an allotment for Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

McCarthy says their federal food allotment is down 35%.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

It had seemed awfully convenient that an entrance to the drive-in was at the edge of my grandpa’s old allotment land.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith