allotment

Meanings

Plural: allotments

Noun

• a share set aside for a specific purpose
• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
• The act of allotting.
• Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
• The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
• A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

Synonyms

allocation, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling