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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The per student allotment increased by $55 in the school finance bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed June 4. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025 Their ancestors were recorded on the Dawes Rolls, a federal registry used in the early 1900s to determine tribal membership and land allotments. Kristal Brent Zook, Essence, 16 June 2025 If the error rate is 6 percent or higher, states would be subject to a sliding scale that could see their share of allotments rise to a range of between 15 percent and 25 percent. Aris Folley, The Hill, 5 June 2025 These relatively low-power-consumption cards feature huge allotments of memory (24GB, in the case of the Arc Pro B60) to host large AI models. John Burek, PC Magazine, 28 May 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 3 Jul. 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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