Allottable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Capable of being apportioned for designated functions or recipients
2. Able to be divided and assigned to specific uses or individuals
3. Fit to be portioned out among parties or purposes

Etymology: "Allottable" is a plain English formation: the verb "allot" with the suffix "-able" attached. "Allot" itself came into English from Old French "alotir," meaning to distribute by lot or to assign a share, and its deeper roots reach back to the idea of casting or dividing. The suffix "-able" arrived in English through Old French from Latin "-abilis," which denoted that something could be done or was fit to be done. Put together, the word describes anything that can be divided up or assigned in portions to particular purposes or people.

Synonyms: assignable, allocable, distributable, apportionable, designable