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allotment

English

Etymology

From Old French alotement (modern French allotement).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /??l?t.m?nt/

Noun

allotment (countable and uncountable, plural allotments)

  1. The act of allotting.
    • 2007, Ruth Chambers, Kay Mohanna, David Wall, How to Succeed as a Leader
      You will achieve more in designated sessions of quiet uninterrupted periods than in a longer allotment of time broken up by various activities.
    • 1873, Henry Sumner Maine, The early history of the property of married women
      The allotment of particular names to special ideas which gradually disengage themselves from a general idea is apparently determined by accident.
  2. Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
    • 1906, Thomas William Shore, Origin of the Anglo-Saxon Race Chapter 9
      Similar customs prevailed in a part of Friesland, the most notable of which was the ‘Jus Theelacticum,’ or custom of the Theel lands, doles, or allottable lands in East Friesland, not far from the mouth of the Ems. There an inherited allotment was indivisible; on the death of the father it passed intact to the youngest son, and on his death without issue it fell into the possession of the whole community
  3. (law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
    • 2013, Maxine Holsinger, The Life of Maxine Holsinger
      Maynard used to help before he got sick, but there was no income except what I brought in my allotment.
  4. (Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
    • 2015, Cathy Bramley, Ivy Lane
      The fallout of this unexpected turn of events was that it was Saturday morning, the first day of the Easter holidays, before the thought of my allotment even entered my head. Goodness only knew how big my carrots were going to be by the time I got round there!

Translations

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largesse

English

Alternative forms

  • largess

Etymology

French largesse, Old French largesce

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /l?????s/, /l???d??s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /l???d??s/, /l?????s/

Noun

largesse (plural largesses)

  1. (uncountable) Generosity in the giving of gifts or money.
    Synonyms: benevolence, generosity, graciousness, boon
    Antonyms: niggardliness, tight fistedness
  2. The gifts or money given in such a way.
  3. A benevolent demeanor.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Glaesers, eelgrass, gearless, rageless

French

Etymology

From Old French largesce, corresponding to large +? -esse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la?.??s/
  • Rhymes: -?s

Noun

largesse f (plural largesses)

  1. largess; financial generosity

Further reading

  • “largesse” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

  • réglasse

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