Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Allotment has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
a share set aside for a specific purpose
"The community decided to use their annual allotment of funds exclusively for rebuilding the local library's roof."
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"
The act of allotting.
"The manager decided to postpone the allotment of new funds until the budget review was complete."