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ALLOTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
Example:
the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
Synonyms:
allocation; allotment; apportioning; apportionment; assignation; parceling; parcelling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("allotment" is a kind of...):
distribution (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allotment"):
grant; subsidisation; subsidization (the act of providing a subsidy)
reallocation; reallotment; reapportionment (a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results))
deal (the act of apportioning or distributing something)
rationing (the act of rationing)
parcel; portion; share (the allotment of some amount by dividing something)
Derivation:
allot (administer or bestow, as in small portions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A share set aside for a specific purpose
Synonyms:
allocation; allotment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("allotment" is a kind of...):
part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allotment"):
reallocation (a share that has been allocated again)
quota (a proportional share assigned to each participant)
