allotment

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a share set aside for a specific purpose
noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

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

At present it somewhat resembled a village allotment. — The Luckiest Girl in the School, Angela Brazil
"He's on his allotment, I reck'n," Ruth answered coldly. — One Woman: Being the Second Part of a Romance of Sussex, Alfred Ollivant
Land for allotments, at any rate, he had set his heart on. — Robert Elsmere, Humphry, Mrs. Ward

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