English > allotment: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of distributing by allotting / allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. |
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| Synonyms | apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation |
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| Narrower | deal | The act of apportioning or distributing something |
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| grant, subsidization, subsidisation | The act of providing a subsidy |
| parcel, portion, share | The allotment of some amount by dividing something |
| rationing | The act of rationing |
| reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation | A new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) |
| Broader | distribution | The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning |
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| Spanish | asignación, distribución, erogación, parcelación, prorrateo, repartimiento, reparto |
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| Catalan | erogació, parcel·lació, prorrateig, repartició, repartiment |
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| Verbs | allot | administer or bestow, as in small portions |
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