allotment

Everyday

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia) An allotment is a small piece of land people rent to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. tree →
2. (formal) An allotment is a share or amount of something given out. tree →

In the lessons

In UK everyday life many families keep an allotment to grow food. In nature and science lessons classes may visit an allotment. In formal and maths language, an allotment is a share: «an allotment of 5 hours».

Examples

• Grandad grows potatoes on his allotment. tree →
• We picked strawberries at the allotment. tree →
• There is a waiting list for allotments in our town. tree →
• Each class got an allotment of time in the hall. tree →
• The allotment has a little shed. tree →
• Her allotment of tickets was four. tree →

Note

Plural: allotments. Verb: allot. In the USA a similar plot is often called a «community garden plot».

In Jewish tradition

Here it means the assigning of letters to planets or to signs of the zodiac.

Interpretation. Sefer Yetzirah gives the seven double letters to the seven planets and the twelve simple letters to the twelve constellations or months.

Examples

• This Hebrew version omits the allotment of the remaining six. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Note.—This is a modern illustration of the allotment of the Seven Letters; it is not found in the ancient copies of the "Sepher Yetzirah." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Note.—This is a modern illustration of the allotment of the Twelve Letters; it is not found in the ancient copies of the "Sepher Yetzirah." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Plural: allotments. Verb: allot. In the USA a similar plot is often called a «community garden plot».