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allotment

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /əˈlɔt.mɛnt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 L AA1 T M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of allotting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: distribution

Narrower terms: grant, subsidization, subsidisation, reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation, deal, rationing, parcel, portion, share

6

noun

Meaning 6

a share set aside for a specific purpose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: allocation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: share, portion, part, percentage

Narrower terms: reallocation, quota

History

Etymology

From Old French alotement (modern French allotement). By surface analysis, allot + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: jakaminen — the act of allotting
  • Finnish: jako — the act of allotting
  • Hindi: आवंटन (āvaṇṭan) — the act of allotting
  • Hungarian: kiutalás — the act of allotting
  • Hungarian: kiosztás — the act of allotting
  • Hungarian: beosztás — the act of allotting
  • Hungarian: felosztás — the act of allotting
  • Hungarian: kijelölés — the act of allotting
  • Portuguese: alocação — the act of allotting
  • Portuguese: designação — the act of allotting
  • Spanish: asignación — the act of allotting
  • Turkish: ifraz — the act of allotting
  • Dutch: lot — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Dutch: perceel — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Finnish: osuus — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Galician: sorte — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Galician: partilla — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Galician: quiñón — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • German: Anteil — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Hindi: आवंटन (āvaṇṭan) — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Hungarian: juttatás — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Hungarian: osztályrész — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Hungarian: rész — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Māori: pīhi — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Māori: rau(w)aka — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Portuguese: parte — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Portuguese: parcela — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Spanish: reparto — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Spanish: asignación — something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
  • Dutch: betoelaging — law: the allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person
  • Hungarian: juttatás — law: the allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person
  • Danish: kolonihave — plot of land
  • Dutch: volkstuin — plot of land
  • Finnish: viljelypalsta — plot of land
  • Finnish: siirtolapuutarha — plot of land
  • French: jardin ouvrier — plot of land
  • Galician: horta — plot of land
  • German: Schrebergarten — plot of land
  • German: Kleingarten — plot of land
  • Hindi: आवंटन (āvaṇṭan) — plot of land
  • Hungarian: parcella — plot of land
  • Hungarian: földdarab — plot of land
  • Hungarian: veteményes — plot of land
  • Hungarian: veteményeskert — plot of land
  • Hungarian: kiskert — plot of land
  • Hungarian: hobbikert — plot of land
  • Ingrian: arpa — plot of land
  • Irish: garraí scóir — plot of land
  • Māori: pīhi — plot of land
  • Māori: rauwaka — plot of land
  • Polish: działka — plot of land
  • Portuguese: horta — plot of land
  • Spanish: huerto — plot of land
  • Spanish: huerto urbano — plot of land
  • Spanish: parcela de cultivo — plot of land
  • Turkish: hobi bahçesi — plot of land
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