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Allotment

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Noun

1. allocation, allotment

a share set aside for a specific purpose

2. allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling

the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

Example Sentences:
'the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Allotment

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noun
1. 
the act of allotting; apportionment
2. 
a portion or amount allotted
3. British
a small piece of usually public land rented by an individual for cultivation

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Allotment

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noun
1. 
an allotting or being allotted
2. 
a thing allotted; portion; share
3.  British
a small plot of public land rented to an individual for growing vegetables or flowers
4.  Military
a portion of one's pay regularly deducted, as for one's dependents, insurance premiums, etc.

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Allotment

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n.
1. The act of allotting: initiated the allotment of ration coupons.
2. Something allotted: a monthly allotment of food stamps.

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