单词 | allotment |
释义 | allotment /euh lot"meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of allotting. 2. a portion or thing allotted; a share granted. 3. (in U.S. military use) the portion of pay that an officer or enlisted person authorizes to be paid directly to another person, as a dependent, or an institution, as an insurance company. 4. Brit. a plot of land rented to a gardener. [1565-75; ALLOT + -MENT; cf. F allotement] Syn. 2. measure, lot, ration. |
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