allotment

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /əˈlɔt.mɛnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #31032

Meanings

1

noun
An amount of something given to a person or set aside for a purpose.

Your monthly allotment of data runs out if you watch too many videos.
2

noun
A small piece of public land that people rent to grow fruit and vegetables.

Every weekend he goes to his allotment to tend his tomatoes and beans.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an amount of something... allocation

Word family

Forms allotments

Derived forms allotmenteermisallotmentnonallotmentoverallotmentunderallotment

Etymology

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

alotement Old French

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# allotment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈlɔt.mɛnt/
**Frequency rank:** 31032

## Meanings
1. An amount of something given to a person or set aside for a purpose.
2. A small piece of public land that people rent to grow fruit and vegetables.

## Examples
- Your monthly allotment of data runs out if you watch too many videos.
- Every weekend he goes to his allotment to tend his tomatoes and beans.

## Derived Forms
- allotmenteer
- misallotment
- nonallotment
- overallotment
- underallotment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: alotement

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

## AI Etymology
Allotment is from Old French alotement (modern French allotement). By surface analysis, allot + -ment. In present-day use, it can mean an amount of something given to a person or set aside for a purpose, or a small piece of public land that people rent to grow fruit and vegetables. Derived formations include allotmenteer, misallotment, nonallotment, overallotment, and underallotment.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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