allotment

  • 11allotment — The number of securities assigned to each of the participants in an underwriting syndicate. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * allotment al‧lot‧ment [əˈlɒtmənt ǁ əˈlɑːt ] noun [countable] 1. an amount or share of something such as money or time …

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  • 12allotment — UK [əˈlɒtmənt] / US [əˈlɑtmənt] noun Word forms allotment : singular allotment plural allotments 1) [countable] British a small piece of land in a town that you can rent and use for growing vegetables 2) a) [uncountable] the process of deciding… …

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  • 13allotment — al|lot|ment [əˈlɔtmənt US əˈla:t ] n 1.) [U and C] an amount or share of something such as money or time that is given to someone or something, or the process of doing this ▪ The budget allotment for each county is below what is needed. allotment …

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  • 14allotment — [[t]əlɒ̱tmənt[/t]] allotments 1) N COUNT In Britain, an allotment is a small area of land in a town which a person rents to grow plants and vegetables on. Syn: plot 2) N COUNT: oft N of n An allotment of something is a share or amount of it that… …

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  • 15allotment — /ə lɒtmənt/ noun 1. the process of sharing out something, especially money between various departments, projects or people ● The allotment of funds to each project is the responsibility of the finance director. 2. the act of giving shares in a… …

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  • 16allotment — al|lot|ment [ ə latmənt ] noun 1. ) uncount the process of deciding to give someone part of an amount of something, especially money or time: the allotment of shares to employees a ) count part of an amount of something that is given to someone:… …

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  • 17allotment — noun 1 (C, U) an amount or share of something such as money or time that is given to someone or something, or the process of doing this: The budget allotment for each district is prepared at the provincial headquarters. (+ of): the allotment of… …

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  • 18allotment — A method of distributing previously unissued shares in a limited company in exchange for a contribution of capital. An application for such shares will often be made after the issue of a prospectus on the flotation of a public company or on the… …

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  • 19allotment — A method of distributing previously unissued shares in a limited company in exchange for a contribution of capital. An application for such shares will often be made on the flotation of a public company or on the privatization of a state owned… …

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  • 20allotment — noun 1) the allotment of shares by a company Syn: allocation, assignment, distribution, apportionment, issuing, sharing out, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, dishing out, parceling out, rationing out, dividing up/out; informal… …

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