Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of allotting.

    the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

  2. (countable, uncountable)Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed

    Anteil

  3. (countable, uncountable)The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.

  4. (UK, countable, uncountable)A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

    Schrebergarten, Kleingarten

Examples

6 sentences
  1. A good method for investing is a monthly allotment.

  2. Membership of an allotment association is not grounds for dismissal.

    deEine Mitgliedschaft im Kleingärtnerverein ist kein Kündigungsgrund. — MUIRIEL

  3. My sister spends a lot of time on her little allotment.

    deMeine Schwester verbringt viel Zeit in ihrem kleinen Schrebergarten. — Jens_Odo

  4. The allotment is inadequate.

    ruРаспределение средств не отвечает требованиям. — odexed

    deDie Zuweisung ist unzureichend. — al_ex_an_der

  5. Your allotment is $20.

Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 2
something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed:
plot of land:

Origin

From Old French alotement (modern French allotement). By surface analysis, allot + -ment.

From Old French alotement (modern French allotement). By surface analysis, allot + -ment.

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Forms

plural: allotments
Singularallotment
Pluralallotments

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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