allotment: Meaning and Definition of

al•lot•ment

1. the act of allotting.
2. a portion or thing allotted; a share granted.
3. (in U.S. military use) the portion of pay that an officer or enlisted person authorizes to be paid directly to another person, as a dependent, or an institution, as an insurance company.
4. a plot of land rented to a gardener.