Allotment vs Helping - What's the difference?
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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.
(countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself;
(figurative, countable) An amount or quantity
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, year=2012
, date=June 19
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=England 1-0 Ukraine
, work=BBC Sport
As nouns the difference between allotment and helping
is that allotment is the act of allotting; assignment while helping is a portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.As a verb helping is
present participle of lang=en.allotment
English
Noun
(en noun)helping
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Noun
(en noun)- She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.
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