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Allotment

/əˈlɔt.mɛnt/

The act of allotting.

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📖 Definitions of "Allotment"

noun

1
The act of allotting.
2
Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
3
The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
4
A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

🔄 Synonyms of "Allotment"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
allocationnoun	The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
apportionmentnoun	(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
parcelingnoun	(nautical) Alternative form of parcelling. [(nautical) One of the long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used also in mousing on the stays, etc.]
apportioningnoun	apportionment
parcellingnoun	A system for dividing something up.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Allotment"

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Word	Definition
allocationnoun	The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
apportionmentnoun	(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
apportioningnoun	apportionment
parcelingnoun	(nautical) Alternative form of parcelling. [(nautical) One of the long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used also in mousing on the stays, etc.]
parcellingnoun	A system for dividing something up.
allocatenoun	(obsolete, UK, historical, law) A writ authorizing payment, allowance, grant.
allocated	Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.
distributionnoun	An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
quotanoun	A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
rationnoun	A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person or group.
assignnoun	(transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
assignmentnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
issuancenoun	The act of issuing, or giving out.
taskingnoun	(military, law enforcement) A task; an assigned item of work.
provisionnoun	An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
placementnoun	The act of matching a person with a job
amountnoun	The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
grantingnoun	The act by which something is granted.
conferralnoun	The act of conferring something; conferment
receivablenoun	A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.