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English Dictionary: allotment	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allotment n a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment, allocation] the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" Synonym(s): allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allotment \Allot"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.] 1. The act of allotting; assignment. 2. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party. The alloments of God and nature. --L'Estrange. A vineyard and an allotment* for olives and herbs. --Broome. 3. (law) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person. {Cottage allotment}, an allotment of a small portion of land to a country laborer for garden cultivation. [Eng.]