allotment

allotment
    n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: {allotment},
         {allocation}]
    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" [syn: {allotment}, {apportionment},
       {apportioning}, {allocation}, {parceling}, {parcelling},
       {assignation}]
    

Allotment \Al*lot"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.]
   1. The act of allotting; assignment.
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   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.
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            The alloments of God and nature.      --L'Estrange.
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            A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs.
                                                  --Broome.
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   3. (law) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a
      particular thing to a particular person.
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   {Cottage allotment}, an allotment of a small portion of land
      to a country laborer for garden cultivation. [Eng.]
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ALLOTMENT. Distribution by lot; partition. Merl. Rep. h.t.
    

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      welfare, welfare aid, welfare payments