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History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
allowance

a sum of money, amount, (regularly) allowed

amount of money or other supply

circulation

the movement of the blood from and to the heart

distribution

classification

the process of classifying or being classified

categorization

dispensation

the act of distributing

allocation of supply

division

the process of dividing or being divided

separation, disconnection

dole

to receive / begin to receive weekly payment from the State as an unemployed person

allowance, allocation

lot

the whole number or amount; a large amount or number (of); a collection of objects of the same kind

piece of property

module

a standard uniform part used in the structure of a building; a unit of electronic components; an independent unit of spacecraft

piece, portion of something

part

some but not all (of a thing or a number of things); something less than the whole; any one of a number of equal divisions; (to cause people or things) to separate or divide

piece, portion of something

partition

the division (e.g. of a country) into parts ; something that separates or divides, e.g. a thin wall between rooms

divider, division

portion

a part, especially a share, (to be) given when something is distributed; a quantity (of any kind of food) as served in a restaurant

share, cut, ration

proportion

the relation of one thing to another in quantity, size etc; relation of a part to the whole

relative amount, size of part to whole

quota

a limited share, amount or number

portion allotted to something

ration

a fixed quantity or share, especially of food, allowed to one person or group; to limit (food, water etc)

allotment of limited supply

severance

severance pay' = money paid to an employee, e.g. when a contract has ended

division

share

a part that a person owns, does, gets or gives; one of the equal part into which the capital of a business company is divided

portion, allotment

APPORTIONMENT as in Wiktionary
APPORTIONMENT as in Wikipedia