ASSIGNATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

Example:

the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state

Synonyms:

allocation; allotment; apportioning; apportionment; assignation; parceling; parcelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("assignation" is a kind of...):

distribution (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assignation"):

grant; subsidisation; subsidization (the act of providing a subsidy)

reallocation; reallotment; reapportionment (a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment 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 allotment of some amount by dividing something)

Derivation:

assign (give out)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)

Synonyms:

assignation; tryst