· a share set aside for a specific purpose
Synonym(s): allocation
Hypernym(s): share, portion, part, percentage
· 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"
Synonym(s): apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
Hypernym(s): distribution