A person who receives a share or portion of something that has been allotted to them.
From allot plus -ee suffix (person who receives the action). Following the pattern of employee (one who is employed) and attendee (one who attends). The term developed in 19th-century property and legal language.
In India, the word 'allottee' is especially common in real estate—when developers distribute plots of land, each buyer is technically an 'allottee' receiving their allotted portion, which makes it a key term in property law.
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