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 AI details From Old French alotement (modern French allotement). By surface analysis, allot + -ment. alotement Old French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Plants & Agriculture Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Plants & Agriculture - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown