Allotment
[ə'lɒtm(ə)nt] or [ə'lɑtmənt]
Definition
(noun.) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; 'the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state'.
(noun.) a share set aside for a specific purpose.
Typed by Jody--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of allotting; assignment.
(n.) That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party.
(n.) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Apportionment, distribution, partition, dole.[2]. Assignment, appointment, grant, gift.[3]. Share, part, portion, lot, quota, contingent.
Editor: Tracy
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Piece, assignment, parcel, award, apportionment
ANT:Misappropriation, seizure, encroachment
Typist: Rowland
Examples
- The perpetual allotment and destination of this fund, indeed, is not always guarded by any positive law, by any trust-right or deed of mortmain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- My brother, Harry Pinner, is promoter, and joins the board after allotment as managing director. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I suspect it would conduce to the happiness and welfare of all if each knew his allotment, and held to it as tenaciously as the martyr to his creed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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