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allotment

/əˈlɒtmənt/uh-LAHT-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/əˈlɑtmənt/uh-LAHT-muhnt

Meaningthe act of allotting

Common meaning: a share

Other meanings: a small rented plot for growing food

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhlot‘a lot or share’sourceB&T
  2. Anglo-Frenchaloter‘assign a share’source
  3. Englishallot‘give a portion to someone’
  4. Englishformed in English from allotallotment‘a share’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from allot + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ALLOT, p.17 · scan

Source words

  • hlot Old English · source word “a lot or share”

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