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allotment

noun
🔊/əˈlɒtmənt/
🔊/əˈlɑːtmənt/
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  1. [countable] (British English) a small area of land in a town that a person can rent in order to grow fruit and vegetables on it（城镇内租用的）私家菜地
    CultureAllotments are usually grouped together in a large field in a town or city. In the 19th century and during the two world wars, many people used their allotments to feed their families. Working on an allotment is now a popular hobby and way of getting exercise.
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  2. [countable, uncountable] (formal) an amount of something that somebody is given or allowed to have; the process of giving something to somebody分配物；分配量；份额；分配
    • Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought.在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。🔊🔊
    • the allotment of shares to company employees公司雇员股票分配