Environment / B2

uh-LOTM-uh-nt/əˈlɒtmənt/

An allotment is a small plot of public land rented for growing food: an allotment garden; on the allotment. It is also a share allocated to someone: an allotment of shares / funds. Plot and holding are land twins; allocation is the share twin. Map the allotment on the OS extract, then the plot number. Mix-up: allotment vs apartment; a lot of; do not write allotment for a private back garden unless the source says it is rented public land.

Meaning

A small plot of public land rented for growing food; also a share allocated to someone.

Examples

• “Map the allotment on the OS extract, then the plot number; an allotment of funds still needs the £ line.”
• “Map the allotment on the OS extract, then the plot number, not a seed slogan.”
• “An allotment of funds featured in the minutes, which is the allocated-share sense — still quote the £ line.”

Good to know

an allotment garden / plot; on the allotment; an allotment of shares / time. Close: plot / allocation. Trap: apartment / a private garden. Geography, citizenship, and accounts. A rented food plot, or a share given out — map the plot or quote the £.

Near in meaning

plot, holding, allocation

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