allotment
al·lot·ment / əˈlätmənt/ • n. the amount of something allocated to a particular person: the gadget shuts off the television set when a kid has used up his allotment. ∎ chiefly hist. a piece of land deeded by the government to an American Indian. ∎ the action of allotting.
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