The difference between Allotment and Deal

When used as nouns, allotment means the act of allotting, whereas deal means a division, a portion, a share.

Deal is also verb with the meaning: to distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share.

Deal is also adjective with the meaning: made of deal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Allotment and Deal

Allotment as a noun:

The act of allotting.
Allotment as a noun:

Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
Allotment as a noun (legal):

The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
Allotment as a noun (British):

A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

Deal as a noun (obsolete):

A division, a portion, a share.

Examples:

"We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king."
Deal as a noun (often followed by ''of''):

An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by or ).

Examples:

"synonyms: batch flock good deagreat deahatfuheap load lot mass mess mickle mint muckle peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad whole lot whole slew"

Deal as a verb (transitive):

To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share.

Examples:

"The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory."
Deal as a verb (transitive):

To administer or give out, as in small portions.
Deal as a verb (ambitransitive):

To distribute cards to the players in a game.

Examples:

"I was dealt four aces."

"The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt."
Deal as a verb (baseball):

To pitch.

Examples:

"The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger."
Deal as a verb (intransitive):

To have dealings or business.
Deal as a verb (intransitive):

To conduct oneself, to behave.
Deal as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

To take action; to act.
Deal as a verb (intransitive):

To trade professionally (followed by in).

Examples:

"She deals in gold."
Deal as a verb (transitive):

To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

Examples:

"This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs."
Deal as a verb (intransitive):

To be concerned with.
Deal as a verb (intransitive):

To handle, to manage, to cope.

Examples:

"I can't deal with this."

"I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal."

Deal as a noun (archaic, _, in general sense):

An act of dealing or sharing out.
Deal as a noun:

The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

Examples:

"I didn’t have a good deal all evening."

"I believe it's your deal."
Deal as a noun:

A particular instance of buying or selling; a transaction

Examples:

"We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight."
Deal as a noun:

Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
Deal as a noun:

An agreement between parties; an arrangement

Examples:

"He made a deal with the devil."
Deal as a noun (informal):

A situation, occasion, or event.

Examples:

"What's the deal?"
Deal as a noun (informal):

A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.

Examples:

"The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork."

Deal as a noun (uncountable):

Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
Deal as a noun (countable):

A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
Deal as a noun (countable, archaic):

A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.