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Allotment vs Sharing - What's the difference?

allotment | sharing |

As nouns the difference between allotment and sharing

is that allotment is the act of allotting; assignment while sharing is something shared.

As a verb sharing is

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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.

    • sharing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * sharing economy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something shared.
  • * 1997 , Roger Blench, ?Matthew Spriggs, Archaeology and Language I
    • IE also has sharings with Nakh-Daghestanian, Semitic, and Sumerian. IE and Kartvelian, and no other languages, share numerals with Semitic.

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