26984 words

allotment

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
a small piece of ground in or just outside a town that a person rents for growing vegetables, fruits, or flowers
2
the process of sharing something, or the amount that you get:

Examples:

The allotment of the company's shares to its employees is still to be decided.
We have used up this year's allotment of funds.
3
the process of sharing something, or the amount or share of something that someone or something is given:

Examples:

The trade body labeled as illegal last year's allotment of $3.2 billion in cotton subsidies.
4
the amount of shares that someone is given when new shares are being made available:

Examples:

an allotment of 200 bonus shares

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