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allotment definition

al·lot·ment (ə lät′mənt)

noun

  1. an allotting or being allotted
  2. a thing allotted; portion; share
  3. Brit. a small plot of public land rented to an individual for growing vegetables or flowers
  4. Mil. a portion of one's pay regularly deducted, as for one's dependents, insurance premiums, etc.

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distributed to;gave as a share

Posted by Maria Shapiro 41 days ago.

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