1. (

• allotment ,
• apportionment ,
• apportioning ,
• allocation ,
• parceling ,
• parcelling ,
• assignation ,

) 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" ;

1. (

• parcel

) divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land" ;

2. (

• parcel ,

) cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope" ;

3. (

• parcel

) make into a wrapped container ;