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allotment

[ uh-lot-muhnt ]
/ əˈlɒt mənt /
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noun

the act of allotting.
a portion or thing allotted; a share granted.
(in U.S. military use) the portion of pay that an officer or enlisted person authorizes to be paid directly to another person, as a dependent, or an institution, as an insurance company.
British. a plot of land rented to a gardener.

RELATED WORDS

allocation, appropriation, quota, ration, allowance, slice, end, apportionment, chunk, grant, bite, share, cut, part, split, lot, measure, piece, stint

Nearby words

  1. allosome,
  2. allosteric,
  3. allosteric site,
  4. allosterism,
  5. allot,
  6. allotransplant,
  7. allotransplantation,
  8. allotrichia circumscripta,
  9. allotriomorphic,
  10. allotrope

Origin of allotment

1565–75; allot + -ment; compare French allotement
Related formsmis·al·lot·ment, nounnon·al·lot·ment, nounpro·al·lot·ment, adjectivere·al·lot·ment, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for allotment

allotment

/ (əˈlɒtmənt) /

noun

the act of allotting; apportionment
a portion or amount allotted
British a small piece of usually public land rented by an individual for cultivation
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Word Origin and History for allotment

allotment

n.

1570s, "action of allotting," from Middle French allotement, from Old French aloter (see allot). Or else a native formation from allot + -ment. Meaning "portion assigned to someone or some purpose" is from 1670s.

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