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- DictionaryAl·lot·ment/əˈlätm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the amount of something allocated to a particular person: "the gadget shuts off the television set when a kid has used up his allotment"
- 2. a plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers. British
1. : the act of allotting something : apportionment. The allotment of a full page in the newspaper to each candidate is fair. 2. : something that is allotted. an allotment of time. especially, chiefly British : a plot of land let to an individual for cultivation. Synonyms. allocation. annuity. appropriation. entitlement. grant. subsidy. subvention.
the process of sharing something, or the amount that you get: The allotment of the company's shares to its employees is still to be decided. We have used up this year's allotment of funds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of allotment from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
noun. the act of allotting. a portion or thing allotted; a share granted. Synonyms: ration, lot, measure. (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. allotment.
the process of sharing something, or the amount that you get: The allotment of the company's shares to its employees is still to be decided. We have used up this year's allotment of funds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of allotment from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of allotment. noun. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. synonyms: allocation, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling. see more. noun. a share set aside for a specific purpose. synonyms: allocation. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Allotment."
Apr 25, 2024 · 1. countable noun. In Britain, an allotment is a small area of land in a town which a person rents to grow plants and vegetables on. 2. countable noun. An allotment of something is a share or amount of it that is given to someone. His meager allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies. [ + of]
[countable, uncountable] (formal) an amount of something that somebody is given or allowed to have; the process of giving something to somebody. Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought. the allotment of shares to company employees. See allotment in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: allotment.
