Allotment: meaning, definitions and examples

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allotment

 

[ ษ™หˆlษ’tmษ™nt ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

land

A portion of land assigned to a person for cultivation or a specific purpose.

Synonyms

parcel, patch, plot

Examples of usage

  • The government provided allotments to the farmers for growing crops.
  • She inherited an allotment from her grandfather where she grows vegetables.
  • The allotment was divided among the community members for gardening purposes.
Context #2 | Noun

time

A specified amount of time allocated for a particular activity or task.

Synonyms

allocation, limit, quota

Examples of usage

  • Each student has an allotment of 30 minutes to complete the test.
  • They have a strict allotment of time for each presentation during the conference.

Translations

Translations of the word "allotment" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น atribuiรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค†เคตเค‚เคŸเคจ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Zuteilung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ pembagian

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะธะดั–ะปะตะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przydziaล‚

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ‰ฒใ‚Šๅฝ“ใฆ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท attribution

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ asignaciรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท tahsis

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ• ๋‹น

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฎุตูŠุต

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pล™idฤ›lenรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ pridelenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅˆ†้…

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ dodelitev

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รบthlutun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑำฉะปัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ“แƒแƒœแƒแƒฌแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ paylama

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ asignaciรณn

Word origin

The word 'allotment' originated from the Old French word 'aloter' which means 'to divide by lots'. It was first recorded in the late 15th century. The concept of allotment has been historically used in various cultures to distribute land or resources fairly among individuals. In modern times, the term is commonly used in agriculture and time management.

See also: allotable, allotting.