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    allotment
    /əˈlɒtm(ə)nt/

    noun

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishALLOTMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the process of sharing something, or the amount that you get: The allotment of the company's shares to its employees is still to be decided. We have used up this year's allotment of funds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of allotment from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › allotmentAllotment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ALLOTMENT is the act of allotting something : apportionment. How to use allotment in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryALLOTMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ALLOTMENT meaning: 1. a small piece of ground in or just outside a town that a person rents for growing vegetables…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › allotmentALLOTMENT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    noun. the act of allotting. a portion or thing allotted; a share granted. Synonyms: ration, lot, measure. (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. allotment.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishallotment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of allotment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALLOTMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. an allotting or being allotted. 2. a thing allotted; portion; share. 3. British. a small plot of public land rented to an individual for growing vegetables or flowers. 4. Military. a portion of one's pay regularly deducted, as for one's dependents, insurance premiums, etc.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › allotmentAllotment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of allotment. noun. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. synonyms: allocation, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling. see more. noun. a share set aside for a specific purpose. synonyms: allocation. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Allotment."

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of allotment – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    ALLOTMENT definition: 1. in Britain, a small area of land that people rent and grow vegetables and flowers on 2. the…. Learn more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › allotmentallotment - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    There an inherited allotment was indivisible; on the death of the father it passed intact to the youngest son, and on his death without issue it fell into the possession of the whole community. 1984 April 7, Warren Blumenfeld, “Boston's Other Voice”, in Gay Community News, page 8:

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionallotment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    allotment. noun. /əˈlɑtmənt/ [countable, uncountable] (formal) an amount of something that someone is given or allowed to have; the process of giving something to someone Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought. the allotment of shares to company employees. Definitions on the go.