allotment

jardin familial, jardin ouvrier

Petite parcelle louée pour y cultiver des légumes et des fruits.

En anglais simple : A small piece of rented land where people grow vegetables and fruit.

• We grow beans on our allotment.
• She rented an allotment near her flat.
• The council has several allotments available.

Synonymes : vegetable plot, garden plot

Expressions courantes : rent an allotment, allotment plot, work an allotment

part, lot

Part ou quantité de quelque chose donnée à une personne ou à un groupe.

En anglais simple : A share of something that a person or group is given.

• Each family received an allotment of rice.
• Their allotments of land were equally sized.
• Have you used your daily allotment of water?

Synonymes : share, portion, allocation

Expressions courantes : daily allotment, allotment of land, receive an allotment

attribution, répartition

Action de donner à chacun une part ou une quantité déterminée de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The act of giving people particular shares or amounts of something.

• The allotment of land took several months.
• A committee oversees the allotment of funds.
• They questioned the fairness of the share allotment.

Comment l'utiliser : allotment of something to someone (The allotment of funds to schools begins next week.)

Synonymes : allocation, distribution, apportionment

Expressions courantes : allotment of something, allotment of shares, land allotment

allocation, attribution

Action de réserver une somme d’argent ou une quantité d’autres ressources pour quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : The act of setting aside a particular amount of money or another resource for someone.

• The committee approved the allotment of funds to schools.
• The allotment of credit depends on your income.
• Who decides the annual allotment of money to each department?

Synonymes : allocation, apportionment

Expressions courantes : allotment of funds, monthly allotment, budget allotment