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Allotment vs Percentage - What's the difference?

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Allotment is a related term of percentage.


As nouns the difference between allotment and percentage

is that allotment is the act of allotting; assignment while percentage is the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

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.

    • percentage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
    • A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year .
  • A share of the profits.
    • She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.
  • (informal) Benefit or advantage.
    • There was no percentage in staying at home.

    Usage notes

    * A percentage is often denoted by the character (%). : Ex. 50%'' denotes ''50 per cent .

    Related terms

    * percent * percentile * percentage point * percentagewise