allotment

[uh-lot-muhnt] / əˈlɒt mənt /

NOUN

portion assigned or given

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocation allowance appropriation quota ration

STRONG

apportionment bite chunk cut end grant lot measure part piece share slice split stint

WEAK

cut of pie piece of the action rake-off

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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“It’s a hunger cliff — inflation and ending these emergency allotments,” Andre said.

From Seattle Times

The state is trusting that you will not go to another dispensary for a second daily allotment, which is against the law.

From Washington Post

We are next to the allotments that he – as chairman of Walton Community Council – helped establish.

From BBC

Still, he said farmers have had to be economical about how they use what amounts to just a little over half of a full allotment.

From Seattle Times

Police are investigating vandalism at a community allotment which grows vegetables for struggling families, it has been confirmed.

From BBC