allotment
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++al·lot·ment /əˈlɒtmənt $ əˈlɑːt-/ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]SHARE an amount or share of something such as money or time that is given to someone or something, or the process of doing this 分配物[额]，份额；分配 The budget allotment for each county is below what is needed. 分配给每个县的预算低于所需。allotment of the allotment of shares in the company 公司内部的股票分配2. [countable] British EnglishDLG a small area of land that people can rent for growing vegetables 〔供出租的〕小块菜地
Examples from the Corpus
allotment• Commoners would receive an allotment of land.• In the event of a share issue a bank may handle the advertisement, application and allotment of shares.• Concern for this issue stems from a range of different interests, from allotments to aesthetics.• It also means he's lost his allotment.• There is a thin strip of wasteland between the allotments and the depot which could be home to rats.• All over the allotments identical columns of light were rising.• I like to go to the allotment.allotment of• The allotment of scholarships to minorities has dropped.From Longman Business Dictionaryallotmental‧lot‧ment /əˈlɒtməntəˈlɑːt-/ noun [countable]1an amount or share of something such as money or time that is given to a person or organizationThey argued that they needed their full allotment of vacation days as the job is very stressful.2FINANCE the number of shares allocated to each possible buyer when new shares are first made availableSYN ALLOCATIONInvestors may wish to buy more than the 9 million share allotment. → see also letter of allotmental·lot·ment nounChineseSyllable
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allotment
al‧lot‧ment /əˈlɒtmənt $ əˈlɑːt-/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] an amount or share of something such as money or time that is given to someone or something, or the process of doing this:
The budget allotment for each county is below what is needed.
allotment of
the allotment of shares in the company
2. [countable] British English a small area of land that people can rent for growing vegetables
▪ farm an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals: a 300-hectare farm | a dairy farm | a sheep farm
▪ranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred: a cattle ranch in Wyoming
▪smallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm: a smallholding used for organic farming
▪plantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown: a rubber plantation | a tea plantation
▪homestead a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments: He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it.
▪spread American English informal an area of land used for farming or ranching: They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border.
▪market garden an area of land, often with greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit: He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets.
▪orchard an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit: an apple orchard | cherry orchards
▪allotment British English a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent: We grew the tomatoes on our allotment.
▪agriculture the practice of farming: More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.
▪arable adjective relating to growing crops: a lack of arable land
al‧lot‧ment /əˈlɒtmənt $ əˈlɑːt-/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] an amount or share of something such as money or time that is given to someone or something, or the process of doing this:
allotment of
2. [countable] British English a small area of land that people can rent for growing vegetables
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