allotment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a share set aside for a specific purpose
    allocation.
  2. noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
    allocation; parceling; apportionment; apportioning; parcelling; assignation.
    • the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state

WordNet

Al*lot"ment noun
Etymology
Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.
Definitions
  1. The act of allotting; assignment.
  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.
    The alloments of God and nature. L'Estrange.
    A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs. Broome.
  3. (law) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.

Webster 1913