English-Thai Dictionary

allotment

N การ จัดแบ่ง  distribution allocation kan-jat-baeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLOTMENT

n. 1. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God.
2. A part, portion or place appropriated.
In a field, there is an allotment for olives.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALLOTMENT

Al *lot "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.]

 

1. The act of allotting; assignment.

 

2. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party. The alloments of God and nature. L'Estrange.A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs. Broome.

 

3. (law )

 

Defn: The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person. Cottage allotment, an allotment of a small portion of land to a country laborer for garden cultivation. [Eng. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

allotment

al lot ment |əˈlätmənt əˈlɑtmənt | ▶noun the amount of something allocated to a particular person: the gadget shuts off the television set when a kid has used up his allotment. • chiefly historical a piece of land deeded by the government to a Native American, as part of the division of tribally held land. • the action of allotting: the allotment of equity securities.

 

Oxford Dictionary

allotment

al ¦lot |ment |əˈlɒtm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 Brit. a plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers. • US, chiefly historical a piece of land made over by the government to an American Indian. 2 [ mass noun ] the action of allotting something. • [ count noun ] an amount allotted to a person.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

allotment

allotment noun 1 the allotment of shares by a company: allocation, assignment, distribution, apportionment, issuing, sharing out, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, dishing out, parceling out, rationing out, dividing up /out; informal divvying up. 2 each member received an allotment of new shares: quota, share, ration, grant, allocation, allowance, slice; informal cut.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

allotment

allotment noun 1 Brit. he grows vegetables on his allotment: rented plot /land /garden. 2 the allotment of shares by a company: allocation, assignment, issuing, issuance, awarding, grant, granting, administration, earmarking, designation, setting aside, budgeting; sharing out, apportionment, distribution, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, parcelling out, rationing out, dividing out, dividing up, dispensation, measuring out, meting out; informal divvying up, dishing out. 3 each member received an allotment of new shares: quota, share, ration, grant, limit, portion, allocation, allowance, helping, batch, slice, stint, lot, measure, proportion, percentage; informal cut, whack.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

allotment

al l ó t ment 名詞 1 U 配分, 分配 ; C 分け前, 割り当て .2 C ｟英 ｠(市民に貸付される )市民菜 [花 ]園 .3 C 〘軍 〙(給料の )配分額 〘給料の中で, 本人の希望で家族 保険会社などに直接支払う額 〙.