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Noun
/əˈlätmənt/,
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allotments, plural;
  1. The amount of something allocated to a particular person
    • - the gadget shuts off the television set when a kid has used up his allotment
  2. A piece of land deeded by the government to an American Indian

  3. The action of allotting
    • - the allotment of equity securities
  1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
  2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
  3. Subscription refers to the process of investors signing up and committing to invest in a financial instrument, before the actual closing of the purchase.
  4. Allotment gardens are characterised by a concentration in one place of a few or up to several hundreds of land parcels that are assigned to individuals or families. ...
  5. Allotments in the tourism industry are used to designate a certain block of pre-negotiated carrier seats or hotel rooms which have been bought out and held by a travel organizer with a huge buying power like a wholesaler, tour operator or hotel consolidator, and more rarely by a retail travel agent.
  6. Grow Your Own is a 2007 British comedy film directed by Richard Laxton, and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Carl Hunter. It stars Benedict Wong, John Henshaw, Eddie Marsan, Pierce Quigley, Omid Djalili, Alan Williams, Philip Jackson, and Olivia Colman. ...
  7. The act of allotting; assignment; 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 allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a ...
  8. (Allotments) (Outdoor) The number of panels included in a Poster showing. The Poster medium consists of unilluminated Posters or a combination of both and are offered for sale in packages by the plant operator. ...
  9. (Allotments) A vegetable (veggie) garden plot. A quaint custom where some people, usually living in small terrace houses or council flats, have permanent near to rent-free (a fiver a year) access to their own little plot of land in a communal garden to grow their own veggies and flowers. ...
  10. Authorization by the head of an agency to subordinates to incur financial obligations up to a specified amount. An agency makes allotments under the regulations in OMB Circular No. A-34, and not to exceed the amount allowed by OMB.
  11. A share of the capacity of a means of transport assigned to a certain party, e.g. a carrier or an agent, for the purpose of the booking of cargo for a specific voyage.
  12. Space reserved by airlines for forwarders / shippers
  13. An amount representing a state's share of funds requested in the president's budget or appropriated by Congress for an environmental program, as EPA determines after considering any factors indicate by 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart A. ...
  14. In conjunction with commodity support programs, acreage allotments and marketing quotas serve to limit a farm's output or volume marketed. For federal lands grazing, an allotment is an area designated and managed for grazing of livestock. ...
  15. Small plot of land for growing vegetables.
  16. During the time of the Price Support System in the United States , the allotment was the specific amount of acreage that could be used by a farmer to grow tobacco in any given year.
  17. In single-copy sales, the term generally used in referring to the number of copies of an issue scheduled to be shipped to a wholesaler. Sometimes also used to refer to the number of copies shipped to a retailer, although the more common term for this is "draw" .
  18. An area of federal lands designated for the grazing use of a designated number and kind of livestock under a specific plan of management.
  19. Distribution of a biennial appropriation to a specific month and fiscal year. The allotment provides agencies with the authority to spend within an appropriation.
  20. A part of an appropriation that may be encumbered or expended during a given period.
  21. Initial sale of the shares in the company.
  22. The area designated for use by a prescribed period of time,  Though an entire Ranger District may be divided into allotments, all land will not be grazed, because other uses, such as recreation of tree plantings, may be more important at a given time.
  23. Exclusive right to use Metis Settlement land for a period of no more than 10 years to operate a farm, ranch, or business.
  24. The authorization for a state agency to withdraw funds from the state treasury for expenditure. Before each fiscal year begins, agencies must file an annual operating budget plan based upon an Appropriations Act.   Allotments are requested quarterly based upon the plan. ...
  25. Represents the number of rooms blocked by a group booking or reservation. It can be subdivided into: per day, per type of room or in the total number of booked rooms.