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allotment

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //əˈɫɑtmənt// UK //ɐlˈɒtmənt// al·lot·ment

n. a specific amount of something, like money or time, that is given to a person or group. In British English, it also means a small piece of land you can rent to grow your own vegetables.

n. the process of distributing something in shares, or the specific portion assigned to a particular recipient. In British contexts, refers to a small plot of public land rented to an individual for non-commercial gardening.


SIMPLE

Each student received a small allotment of paper for the exam.

CONTEXTUAL

The city council increased the number of garden allotments to meet the growing demand for local food production.

COMPLEX

The legal dispute centered on the unfair allotment of shares during the corporate merger, which minority investors claimed favored the board of directors.

Synonyms
Origin

From Old French alotement (modern French allotement). By surface analysis, allot + -ment.

Usage

Commonly used in administrative and legal contexts to describe the distribution of resources.

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