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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>
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>
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
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