allotment
[ә'lɒtmәnt]
n. 配, 拨款, 命运

[] 配, 拨款, 配额派购额

1. A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
   额例份额，货，配组组每；配
2. The allotment was made on Sunday.
   星期日已配。
3. Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population.
   税额配根据州口而接税配

allotment
[ noun ]

1. a share set aside for a specific purpose

<noun.possession>

2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

<noun.act>
the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state

Allotment \Al*lot"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.]
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.

{Cottage allotment}, an allotment of a small portion of land
to a country laborer for garden cultivation. [Eng.]