allotment

noun

al·​lot·​ment ə-ˈlät-mənt How to pronounce allotment (audio)
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

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Cash bonuses and Fulbright scholarship allotments are among the ideas under consideration. The Hill, 7 May 2025 The couple, who are both fifth-generation South Dakotan ranchers, reportedly held a USFS National Grasslands grazing allotment in good standing since USFS' inception, which was well after the Maude family purchased the farm in 1910. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025 State lawmakers have not changed the basic allotment of $6,160 per student since 2019 despite inflation. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025 With the Heat going into Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Kaseya Center with 21 games remaining, both Christopher and Stevens have enough of an allotment to remain with the Heat for the balance of the season, should the Heat so desire. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for allotment

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Anglo-French alotement, from aloter "to allot" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of allotment was circa 1530

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“Allotment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allotment. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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allotment

noun
al·​lot·​ment ə-ˈlät-mənt How to pronounce allotment (audio)
1
: the act of allotting
2
: something allotted

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