allotment

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

McCarthy says their federal food allotment is down 35%.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Customers cannot be reimbursed twice in one Federal Fiscal Year and the amount “cannot exceed the equivalent of two months’ worth of their monthly allotment per occurence,” Bonilla said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

I stand in it for the full five-minute allotment.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed