Noun
- 1. allotment, allocation, share, portion, part, percentage
- usage: a share set aside for a specific purpose
- 2. allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation, distribution
- usage: 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"
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