allotment

1. 1.

   a share set aside for a specific purpose

   Synonymsallocation

   Broadershare

   Narrowerreallocationquota
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymsapportionmentapportioningallocationparcelingparcellingassignation

   Broaderdistribution

   Narrowergrantreallotmentdealrationingparcel

Other forms of allotment

plural

allotments·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about allotment

What does allotment mean?

allotment means "a share set aside for a specific purpose". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in allotment?

allotment has 3 syllables: al-lot-ment. The stress falls on "lot". In IPA it is /əˈlɑtmənt/.

What is another word for allotment?

Close synonyms include allocation, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is allotment a common word?

allotment is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.