allottableadj.
/əˈlɒtəbl/, U.S. /əˈlɑdəb(ə)l/ Capable of being allotted or apportioned.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > assigned or allotted > able or liable to be
apportionable1628
allocable1715
allottable1812
1812 Act 50 Geo. III. in Statutes of Realm XX. 290 (marg. note) Encroachments to be allotable.
1869 Echo 10 Feb. 3/4 They [sc. game] are virtually fed within confines, at a cost ascertainable and allottable.
1899 Ann. Rep. U.S. Indian Inspector for Indian Territory 38 The Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes shall allot to each citizen..land equal in value to 110 acres of the average allottable lands.
1906 H. H. Horne Psychol. Princ. Educ. v. 64 To the ambitious teacher..the profession is exacting, and the time allottable to psychology, though brief, must count.
1944 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 26 142 It may be feasible to develop multiple use facilities, with lower costs allotable to the various uses.
2010 Business Recorder (Nexis) 10 July Out of the total allottable land only 10 acres [of] land was allotted to entrepreneurs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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