allotment

  • 51allotment — n. 1 a small piece of land rented (usu. from a local authority) for cultivation. 2 a share allotted. 3 the action of allotting …

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  • 52Cottage allotment — Allotment Al*lot ment, n. [Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.] 1. The act of allotting; assignment. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53allotment rights — Privileges allotted to existing security holders, entitling them to receive new securities free of charge. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary See bonus rights. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary …

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  • 54allotment rights — Privileges allotted to existing security holders, entitling them to receive new securities free of charge. See bonus rights …

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  • 55allotment of shares — noun the allocation of new shares in a company to people who have applied for them …

  • 56allotment certificate — A certificate issued to an applicant for shares in a corporation stating the number of shares allotted to him and the due dates and amounts of payments required of him …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 57allotment note — A written order drawn by a seaman upon his employer, accepted by the latter, and directing the payment of the seaman s wages in sums, to persons, and at times, specified in the order …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 58allotment of goods — The assignment by lot of the share of a ship s cargo which each purchaser is to buy …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 59allotment system — That system or practice under which lands are by treaty allotted to Indian tribes for use as hunting grounds and other purposes. The word allotted is not to be construed or understood in the sense of being parcelled out to the Indians as a favor …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 60Swedish allotment system — Drawing of Swedish soldiers belonging to the new allotment system and wearing uniforms of the 1830s The allotment system (Swedish: indelningsverket; Finnish: ruotujakolaitos) was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times.… …

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