| Main Entry: | allotment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | portion assigned or given |
Synonyms: |
allocation, allowance, apportionment, appropriation, bite, chunk, cut, cut of pie, end, grant, lot, measure, part, piece, piece of the action, quota, rake off, ration, share, slice, split, stint* |
| Main Entry: | commission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | share of a profit |
Synonyms: |
allowance, ante, bite*, bonus, brokerage, chunk, compensation, cut, cut-in, discount, end*, factorage, fee, indemnity, juice, pay, payment, percentage, piece, piece of the action, rake-off, remuneration, royalty, salary, slice*, stipend, taste, vigorish |
| Main Entry: | division |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something produced from separating |
Synonyms: |
affiliate, associate, border, boundary, branch, category, chunk, class, compartment, cut, degree, demarcation, department, divide, dividend, divider, dividing line, divvy, end, fraction, fragment, grouping, head, kind, lobe, lump, member, moiety, offshoot, parcel, partition, piece, piece of action, portion, rake-off, ramification, section, sector, segment, share, slice, sort, split, subdivision, wedge |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
Antonyms: |
system, whole |
| Main Entry: | fee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | charge for service or privilege |
Synonyms: |
account, ante, bill, bite*, chunk, commission, compensation, consideration, cost, cut*, emolument, end*, expense, gravy, handle, hire, honorarium, house*, juice*, pay, payment, percentage, piece of the action, piece*, price, rake-off, recompense, remuneration, reward, salary, share, slice*, stipend, take*, take-in, toll, wage |
| Main Entry: | parcel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part, piece |
Synonyms: |
bite, chunk, cut, division, lion's share, member, moiety, piece of the action, portion, rake-off, section, segment, slice |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | percentage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | portion, allotment |
Synonyms: |
allowance, bite, bonus, chunk, commission, corner*, cut, discount, division, duty, fee, holdout, interest, juice*, payoff, percent, piece, piece of the action, points, proportion, quota, rate, ratio, section, slice*, split*, taste*, winnings |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | portion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | share, cut, ration |
Synonyms: |
allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, bang, bit, chunk, division, divvy, drag*, dram, excerpt, extract, fix, fraction, fragment, gob, helping, hit, hunk, lagniappe, lion's share, lot, lump, measure, meed, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, part, piece, piece of action, plum, quantity, quantum, quota, scrap, section, segment, serving, shot*, slug, smithereen, taste |
Antonyms: |
all, entirety, whole |
| Main Entry: | quota |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | portion allotted to something |
Synonyms: |
allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, assignment, bite, chunk, cut, division, divvy, end, lot, measure, meed, part, partage, percentage, piece, piece of action, proportion, quantum, ration, share, slice, split |
| Main Entry: | ration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allotment of limited supply |
Synonyms: |
allowance, apportionment, assignment, bit, consignment, cut, distribution, division, dole, drag, food, helping, measure, meed, part, piece of action, portion, provender, provision, quantum, quota, share, store, supply |
Antonyms: |
whole |