/euh lot"meuhnt/ , 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.
[ 1565-75; ALLOT + -MENT; cf. F allotement ]
Syn. 2. measure, lot, ration.