释义 |
al·lot·ment \əˈlätmənt also aˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French alotement, from aloter to allot + -ment 1. : the act of allotting < funds available and ready for allotment > as a. : apportionment b. : assignment to a particular person or thing or for a particular use 2. : something that is allotted : a part or portion distributed or assigned: as a. : something that is assigned by or as if by lot or by destiny < possessing a generous allotment of common sense — Saturday Review > < receiving … their varying allotments of discomfort and disappointment and discouragement — J.G.Cozzens > b. : something set apart by distribution or assignment for special use or for a distinct party: as (1) chiefly Britain : a small piece of land let or assigned to an individual (as by the town council) for cultivation as a family garden < a disused railway siding that was turned into allotments — Anthony Powell > < an allotment garden > (2) : a portion of range land, especially of national forest, allotted to the use of a particular grazier or herd or flock of grazing animals (3) : a portion of a serviceman's salary paid, especially with additional contributions, to a designated party at his request or to a bank for his account (4) : the portion of a newly issued security received by a subscriber 3. : acceptance of an order to purchase or subscribe to securities of a new offering in part or whole |