allotment

noun

al·​lot·​ment ə-ˈlät-mənt 

1

: the act of allotting something : apportionment

The allotment of a full page in the newspaper to each candidate is fair.

2

: something that is allotted

an allotment of time

especially, chiefly British : a plot of land let to an individual for cultivation

Synonyms

• allocation
• annuity
• appropriation
• entitlement
• grant
• subsidy
• subvention

Examples of allotment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Panthers’ allotment of season-tickets for the lower bowl were sold out before the season began and they already an all-time high of season-ticket renewals for next season. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024

According to a state Assembly committee summary from May, the program would lose $110.1 million of its $175-million allotment. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

The state Senate has proposed a $5 million allotment, while the House has put forward a $3 million proposal. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024

TunnelBear, for example, limits its free users to a certain allotment of data. —PCMAG, 31 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Anglo-French alotement, from aloter "to allot" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

allotment

noun

al·​lot·​ment ə-ˈlät-mənt 

1

: the act of allotting

2

: something allotted