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

the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"

• grant, subsidization, subsidisation — the act of providing a subsidy
• reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation — a new apportionment (especially a reallotment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
• deal — the act of apportioning or distributing something
• rationing — the act of rationing
• parcel, portion, share — the result of parcelling out or sharing

• distribution — the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning