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allotment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 officialsʼ travel expenses were increased
Synonyms of allotment

allocation, annuity, appropriation, entitlement, grant, subsidy, subvention
Words Related to allotment

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 of allotment

allowance, cut, end, part, piece, portion, proportion, quota, share, slice, take
Words Related to allotment

lot, ration

commission, percentage

member, partition, section, segment
Phrases Synonymous with allotment

piece of the action
Near Antonyms of allotment

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 of allotment

admeasurement, allocation, apportionment, disbursement, dispensation, distribution, division, issuance
Words Related to allotment

reallocation, reapportionment, redistribution, redivision, repartition

division, partition, separation

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