| 单词 | allotment |
| 释义 | allotment (once / 2984 pages) n Say you’re stranded on an island with a group of people and you divide your limited food supply. The portion you each receive is your share, also called your allotment. No fighting over the coconuts! The word allotment shows how languages intertwined through the ages. We can see the word's origins in several languages, including the Old English hlot, the Gothic hlauts, the Old High German hloz, and the Old French aloter. All referred to dividing something into groups, or “lots.” A "lot" refers to a group of things — stores refer to shipments of goods as being divided into “lots.” That idea of grouping will help you remember the meaning of allotment. WORD FAMILYallotment: allotments+/allot: alloted, alloting, allotment, allots, allotted, allotting, reallot/reallot: reallotment, reallotted/reallotment: reallotments USAGE EXAMPLESLater, Ebenezer Howard's British 'garden cities' incorporated allotments and farms in 'green belts', starting with Letchworth at the turn of the twentieth century. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) An electronic benefit transfer card will provide families up to a one-month allotment depending on household size. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) Wednesday was the deadline for filing the required allotment of signatures with the city to secure a spot on the ballot. Los Angeles Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1n the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan Syn|Hypo|Hyper allocation, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling grant, subsidisation, subsidization the act of providing a subsidy reallocation, reallotment, reapportionmenta new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) dealthe act of apportioning or distributing something rationingthe act of rationing parcel, portion, sharethe allotment of some amount by dividing something award, awardinga grant made by a law court block granta grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs grant-in-aida grant from a central government to a local government reshufflea redistribution of something new deala reapportioning of something distribution the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning 2n a share set aside for a specific purpose Syn|Hypo|Hyper allocation reallocation a share that has been allocated again quotaa proportional share assigned to each participant part, percentage, portion, share assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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