allotment

英 [?'l?tm(?)nt] 美[?'lɑtm?nt]
  • n. 分配；分配物；養(yǎng)家費(fèi)；命運(yùn)

英英釋意

1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
2. 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"