allotment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of allotting.

   You will achieve more in designated sessions of quiet uninterrupted periods than in a longer allotment of time broken up by various activities.

2. 2
   noun

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

   The history attached to it could not but recur to Emily as she passed, and her heart sank within her—not with fear, but at the thought, how much of misery there was in the world; and why should she be spared amid such general allotment?

3. 3
   noun

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

   Maynard used to help before he got sick, but there was no income except what I brought in my allotment.

4. 4
   noun

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

   The fallout of this unexpected turn of events was that it was Saturday morning, the first day of the Easter holidays, before the thought of my allotment even entered my head. Goodness only knew how big my carrots were going to be by the time I got round there!

5. 5
   noun

   the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning

6. 6
   noun

   a share set aside for a specific purpose

Etymology

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