allotment
Use Allotment in a sentence
mənt noun
1.
the act of allotting.
2.
a portion or thing allotted; a share granted.
3.
(in U.S. military use) the portion of pay that an officer or enlisted person authorizes to be paid directly to another person, as a dependent, or an institution, as an insurance company.
4.
British. a plot of land rented to a gardener.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of allotting; apportionment |
| 2. | a portion or amount allotted |
| 3. | (Brit) a small piece of usually public land rented by an individual for cultivation |
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Example sentences
Pronghorns habitat is primarily in the north portion of the allotment.
The allotment provides yearlong deer habitat throughout and summer season key habitat in the northeast part.
Most teams need nearly the full twelve-hour allotment to complete the course.
The operations will be conducted as fixed rate tender procedures with full allotment.
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