allotment (n)
apportionment (n)
apportioning (n)
allocation (n)
parceling (n)
parcelling (n)
assignation#1 (n)

n01083645

type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning
def distribution according to a plan
examples the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
Outgoing links
Hypernym distribution
Derivationally related form assignation → assign
Derivationally related form parcelling → parcel
Derivationally related form parceling → parcel
Derivationally related form allocation → allocate
Derivationally related form apportionment → apportion
Derivationally related form allotment → allot
Hyponym grant, subsidization, subsidisation; reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation; deal; rationing; parcel, portion, share
Incoming links
Hypernym grant, subsidization, subsidisation; reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation; deal; rationing; parcel, portion, share
Hyponym distribution
Derivationally related form assign → assignation
Derivationally related form apportion → apportionment
Derivationally related form allocate → allocation
Derivationally related form allot → allotment
Derivationally related form parcel → parceling
Derivationally related form parcel → parcelling

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