allotment

English

Etymology

From Old French alotement, (French allotement).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈlɔt.mɛnt/

Noun

allotment (countable and uncountable, plural allotments)

The act of allotting; assignment.
That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed;
(law) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.
(Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

Translations

act

Finnish: jakaminen (fi), jako (fi)

Portuguese: alocação (pt) f, designação (pt) f

that which is alloted

Dutch: lot (nl) n, perceel (nl) n
Finnish: osuus (fi)
German: Anteil (de)

Maori: pīhi
Portuguese: parte (pt) f, parcela (pt) f
Spanish: reparto (es) m, asignación (es) f

allowance

plot of land

Dutch: moestuin (nl) m
Finnish: viljelypalsta; siirtolapuutarha (fi) (with the right to build a small cabin for summer use)
German: Kleingarten (de) m, Schrebergarten (de) m
Irish: garraí scóir m

Maori: pīhi, rauwaka
Polish: działka (pl) f
Portuguese: horta (pt) f
Turkish: hobi bahçesi

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Translations to be checked

Japanese: 割り当て (wariate); 分担 (buntan)

Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} асигнування (asyhnuvannja)

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