ALLOTMENTS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

allotments

noun

plural of allotment

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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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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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 allotments These allotments seemed more than reasonable given the annual water flow at the time. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026 Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 These phones have different sizes and shapes, different memory and storage allotments, and different camera systems. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 The business rarely sells out of its specific team allotments, and the prices can fluctuate during games depending on scores. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026 And then, there are also different financial allotments. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments? — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026 The Lower Basin states recently proposed slashing their water allotments by about 20% annually and asked Upper Basin states to commit to permanent cuts to ensure water keeps flowing south. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026

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Noun

The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Tinubu will face familiar opponents Atiku Abubakar — who has pledged to reinstate fuel subsidies — and Peter Obi in a repeat of the last presidential election.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsidies

Noun

This year, lingering warmth could disrupt or shorten the fall foliage window for large portions of the country.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Tishman’s people have spent the past few years sprucing up Rockefeller Center — the oldest portions of which are comparable in age to the Chrysler Building, though they’ve been better maintained — and trying to make its retail spaces more of a draw.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of portions

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Today, equity allocations among near-retirement, same-year TDFs range from as low as 20% to as high as 75%, according to Morningstar.

— Stuart Robertson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of allocations

Noun

Next, the village hopes to pursue grants to restore the house and develop the area further as a tourist draw, with the potential for new restaurants and a museum, Key said.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The foundation runs like a business, using performance metrics to evaluate its grants and tying funding decisions to outcomes such as job placement rates, Ben Jaafar said.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of grants

Noun

Only governments, tribal governments, and charities can make these stock gifts, so billionaires have to move their shares into a charity first.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
This position enabled a client to make a charitable gift of more than $100,000 earlier this year through the transfer of 700 shares that originally cost less than $1,800, Clapp said.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of shares

Noun

Depending on the facts, annual distributions may also be required.

— Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
People are being warned not to mail checks because of rampant theft, yet brokerages still rely on sending physical checks for certain transactions such as qualified charitable distributions or 401(k) rollovers.

— Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributions

Noun

And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

Botswana has issued annual quotas to hunt between 200 and more than 400 elephants recently, depending on the year.

— Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Under the terms of its settlement agreement, if Paramount falls short of its annual quotas, it’ll be fined $30 million per film, 90% of which will be paid out to film workers and 10% to the National Association of Attorneys General.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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