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allotment

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al·lot·ment  (-ltmnt)
n.
1. The act of allotting: initiated the allotment of ration coupons.
2. Something allotted: had already used up their weekly allotment of flour.
3. A portion of military pay that is regularly deducted and set aside, as for the payee's dependents or for insurance.

allotment [əˈlɒtmənt]
n
1. the act of allotting; apportionment
2. a portion or amount allotted
3. Brit a small piece of usually public land rented by an individual for cultivation

The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate commands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having combatant command (command authority). See also combatant command (command authority).
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.allotment - a share set aside for a specific purpose
share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
reallocation - a share that has been allocated again
quota - a proportional share assigned to each participant
2.allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
grant, subsidisation, subsidization - the act of providing a subsidy
distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
deal - the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
rationing - the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"
parcel, portion, share - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

allotment
noun
1. plot, patch, tract, kitchen garden He was just back from a hard morning's toil on his allotment.
2. assignment, share, measure, grant, allowance, portion, quota, lot, ration, allocation, stint, appropriation, stipend, apportionment His meagre allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
Translations
allotment [əˈlɒtmənt] N
1. (= distribution) → reparto m, distribución f
2. (= quota) → asignación f, cuota f
3. (Brit) (= land) → parcela f
allotment [əˈlɒtmənt] n
(= share) → part f
(= plot of land) → jardin m ouvrier
all-out [ˌɔːlˈaʊt] adj [attack, assault, offensive] → général(e); [effort] → total(e)
all-out strike → grève f générale
all-out war → guerre f totale
all out adv
to go all out (physically)y aller à fond
to go all out for to do sth → se donner à fond pour faire qch
to go all out for sth → se donner à fond pour qch
allotment
n
(= allocation)Zuteilung f, → Zuweisung f; (of time)Vorsehen nt; (of money)Bestimmung f; (= amount of money allotted)Zuwendung f
(Brit: = plot of ground) → Schrebergarten m
allotment [əˈlɒtmənt] n (Brit) (land) → piccolo lotto di terreno (dato in affitto per coltivazioni ad uso familiare); (share) → spartizione f


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he ought also to consider whether his allotment of the houses will be useful to the community, for he appoints two houses to each person, separate from each other; but it is inconvenient for a person to inhabit two houses.
For six months she saved her egg-money, which was hers by right of allotment, and on his birthday presented him with a turning-lathe of wonderful simplicity and multifarious efficiencies.
So the baby was carried in a small deal box, under an ancient woman's shawl, to the churchyard that night, and buried by lantern-light, at the cost of a shilling and a pint of beer to the sexton, in that shabby corner of God's allotment where He lets the nettles grow, and where all unbaptized infants, notorious drunkards, suicides, and others of the conjecturally damned are laid.
 
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