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.

Origin of allotment

1565–75; allot + -ment; compare French allotement

SYNONYMS FOR allotment

2 measure, lot, ration.

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OTHER WORDS FROM allotment

mis·al·lot·ment, nounnon·al·lot·ment, nounpro·al·lot·ment, adjectivere·al·lot·ment, noun

Words nearby allotment

allosome, allosteric, allosteric site, allosterism, allot, allotment, allotransplant, allotransplantation, allotrichia circumscripta, allotriomorphic, allotrope

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Example sentences from the Web for allotment

Everyone in the program would leave with some allowance, a tax-free monthly allotment.
Send Bin Laden the Bill: Dakota Meyer on His Return From Afghanistan|Dakota Meyer|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Tribes, allotment of land to the, 36 ff.discontented under Solomon, 174.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
As we were expecting to receive cattle on the third day, the next morning the allotment of horses was made.
The Outlet|Andy Adams
He received an allotment of land; but he could only work on it at such times as his services were not required by the company.
Count Frontenac|William Dawson LeSueur

The silence of allotment holders on this subject is significant.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Nov 21, 1917 |Various
A stake on a home-stead is more valuable than a palace on an Indian allotment.
Oklahoma Sunshine|Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller

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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单词	allotment
释义	allotment [ uh-lot-muhnt ] / əˈlɒt mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR allotment ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of allotment 1565–75; allot + -ment; compare French allotement SYNONYMS FOR allotment 2 measure, lot, ration. SEE SYNONYMS FOR allotment ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM allotment mis·al·lot·ment, nounnon·al·lot·ment, nounpro·al·lot·ment, adjectivere·al·lot·ment, noun Words nearby allotment allosome, allosteric, allosteric site, allosterism, allot, allotment, allotransplant, allotransplantation, allotrichia circumscripta, allotriomorphic, allotrope Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for allotment Everyone in the program would leave with some allowance, a tax-free monthly allotment. Send Bin Laden the Bill: Dakota Meyer on His Return From Afghanistan\|Dakota Meyer\|September 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Tribes, allotment of land to the, 36 ff.discontented under Solomon, 174. History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz As we were expecting to receive cattle on the third day, the next morning the allotment of horses was made. The Outlet\|Andy Adams He received an allotment of land; but he could only work on it at such times as his services were not required by the company. Count Frontenac\|William Dawson LeSueur The silence of allotment holders on this subject is significant. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Nov 21, 1917 \|Various A stake on a home-stead is more valuable than a palace on an Indian allotment. Oklahoma Sunshine\|Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to allotment allocation, appropriation, quota, ration, allowance, slice, end, apportionment, chunk, grant, bite, share, cut, part, split, lot, measure, piece, stint, piece of the action
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allotment

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