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May 23, 2012
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al•lot•ment



Pronunciation: (u-lot'munt), [key]
—n.
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. Brit.a plot of land rented to a gardener.

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