allotment

allotment

noun

Definition of ALLOTMENT

1

a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action <the library budget was reduced, while allotments for city officials' travel expenses were increased>

Synonyms allocation, allotment, annuity, entitlement, grant, subsidy, subvention

Related Words aid, assistance, block grant, grant-in-aid, set-aside; foreign aid, relief, state aid; advance, allowance, benefit, bequest, endowment, fund, legacy, stipend, trust, trust fund

2

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group <every kindergartner received colored paper, scissors, and an allotment of paste to make paper chains>

Synonyms allotment, allowance, cut, end, part, piece, portion, proportion, quota, slice, take

Related Words lot, ration; commission, percentage; member, partition, section, segment

Near Antonyms aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality; whole

3

the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group <the allotment of exhibition space at the annual trade show is always fraught with politics and infighting>

Synonyms admeasurement, allocation, allotment, apportionment, disbursement, dispensation, division, issuance

Related Words reallocation, reapportionment, redistribution, redivision, repartition; division, partition, separation