Synonyms for allotment
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Noun
1. Quota
quota, apportionment, allocation, part, appointment, dole, share, assignment, contingent, partition, ration, portion, distribution, division, apportioning, piece, deal, assignation, dispensation, parceling US, parcelling UK, parcel
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of allotting.
Forms
- Plural
- allotments → quotas, apportionments, allocations, parts…
Example sentences
- allocation It's all about intelligent allocation of resources.
- quota We almost broke our necks trying to meet the quota.
- dole Senator Dole was a hero during World War Two.
- grant My father, God grant him peace, was an accountant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| allotment | falling | |
| allocation | steady | |
| quota | falling | |
| dole | steady | |
| apportionment | falling | |
| grant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- part1, deal1, dole1
- 5 letters
- share1, piece1, grant1, stint1, quota2
- 6 letters
- parcel2, ration2
- 7 letters
- measure2, portion2
- 8 letters
- division3
- 9 letters
- partition3, parceling3
- 10 letters
- assignment3, allocation4, contingent3, assortment3, parcelling
- 11 letters
- appointment3, assignation
- 12 letters
- distribution4, dispensation4, apportioning4
- 13 letters
- apportionment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quota2 = 2 syllables).