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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)
- 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.
- 2007, Ruth Chambers, Kay Mohanna, David Wall, How to Succeed as a Leader
- 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
- 1906, Thomas William Shore, Origin of the Anglo-Saxon Race Chapter 9
- (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.
- 2013, Maxine Holsinger, The Life of Maxine Holsinger
- (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!
- 2015, Cathy Bramley, Ivy Lane
Translations
allotment From the web:
- what allotment means
- what allotment letter
- what's allotment in spanish
- allotment what to plant now
- allotment what to plant in august
- allotment what to plant in september
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- allotment what to plant in october
serving
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s??v??/
- Rhymes: -??(r)v??
Adjective
serving (not comparable)
- That or who serves or serve.
- serving marines
- a serving-girl
Derived terms
- servingmaid
- servingman
- servingwoman
Noun
serving (countable and uncountable, plural servings)
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to serve.
- (countable) A portion (especially, of a meal) served to someone.
- (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
serving
- present participle of serve
Anagrams
- Ervings, versing
serving From the web:
- what serving sizes look like
- what serving size should i eat
- what servings should i eat daily
- what serving pieces do i need
- what serving size means
- what serving means
- what serving size is 50 grams
- what serving size is 100 grams
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