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Allotment vs Bounty - What's the difference?

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Allotment is a related term of bounty.


As nouns the difference between allotment and bounty

is that allotment is the act of allotting; assignment while bounty is generosity.

allotment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of allotting; assignment.
  • That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party.
  • (legal) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.
  • (British) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
  • bounty

    English

    Noun

    (bounties)
  • generosity
  • something given liberally
  • A reward for some specific act, especially one given by a government or authority
  • (nautical) formerly, money paid to volunteers for serving in the British navy in time of war
  • Derived terms

    * bounty hunter