English noun: allotment |
1. | allotment (possession) a share set aside for a specific purpose |
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| Synonyms | allocation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | part, percentage, portion, share |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | quota, reallocation |
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2. | allotment (act) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan |
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| Samples | The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state.
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| Synonyms | allocation, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling |
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| Broader (hypernym) | distribution |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | deal, grant, parcel, portion, rationing, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, share, subsidisation, subsidization |
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