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   allotment

   /əˈlɒtm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers. British
   • ▪ a piece of land made over by the government to a North American Indian. historical US
   • 2. the action of allotting something: "the allotment of equity securities" Similar allocationassignmentissuingissuanceawardinggrantgrantingadministrationearmarkingdesignationsetting asidebudgetingsharing outapportionmentdistributionhanding outdealing outdoling outgiving outparcelling outrationing outdividing outdividing updispensationmeasuring outmeting outinformal:divvying updishing out
   • ▪ an amount allotted to a person. Similar quotasharerationgrantlimitportionallocationallowancehelpingbatchslicestintlotmeasureproportionpercentageinformal:cutwhack

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