noun
allotment
uh-LAWT-mehnt
noun
1
A share or portion of something that has been assigned.
"Farmers received their annual allotment of water for irrigation."
2
(British) A small plot of public land rented out for growing vegetables or flowers.
"My grandad grows runner beans on his allotment every summer."
How to Use Allotment
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a fixed share of something, or (in Britain) a small rented plot of land for growing your own vegetables.
UK vs US
The gardening sense — a rented plot of land — is a distinctly British institution, less common by that name elsewhere.
Common pairings
rent an allotment
allotment garden
annual allotment
Word Forms
allotments plural
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Etymology
From Old French alotement, built on the verb "allot."