allotment
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4.6
- noun
- /əˈlɑt.mənt/
- UK
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asignación
- More land was lost in subsequent years, especially during and after the allotment era.
- time allotment
- allotment policy
- allotment of land
Examples
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More difficult to assess is the direct effect of the allotment process on tribal government and tribal institutions.
Academic text (1997) -
The 1934 Indian Reorganization Act ended allotment, but not before the damage was done.
Academic text (2002) -
Membership on the council comes through some combination of allotment and election.
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Management will begin to enforce the 20% allotment agreed to in the contract language.
Blog text (26) -
The daily allotment of beer was decreased, which affected only the heavy drinkers.
Fiction book (2001) -
A National Health Insurance Board determines allotments for the classes of covered services.
Blog text (11) -
McNair was largely beneficial to Italian Americans in terms of the allotment of political jobs.
Academic text (1996) -
Under the Clean Air Act, however, the allotment of allowances is based on plant-by-plant emissions as of 1985-87.
Academic text (1998) -
Decisions that are made about school curricula, staffing, scheduling, time allotments, and budget are essentially value-based.
Academic text (1993) -
Each student receives an allotment of classroom supplies at the beginning of the school year.
Synonyms
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1.0
Dividing something so several people each get part
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3.2
The act of giving things out to many people or places
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4.3
An amount of something given for a particular use
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1.8
The act of giving things or tasks to people
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7.8
The sharing of things among people or groups according to a plan
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7.7
A share of something given to a person or group
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7.5
Dividing and giving things among people or groups by a plan
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5.1
Dividing something into parts and giving those parts to people
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3.5
Dividing something into parts and giving each person a part
Giving things, money or jobs to people according to a plan
Giving something to a person or place for a reason
Dividing land into separate pieces to sell or build on
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word allotment comes from the verb allot, which is built on lot meaning 'share', so it refers to the process of giving or dividing things according to a plan.