Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
allotment of shares — noun the allocation of new shares in a company to people who have applied for them …
allotment — 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… … Thesaurus of popular words
allotment — 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… … English dictionary
allotment — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
allotment — 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:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
allotment — I noun adsignatio, allocation, annuity, appointment, apportionment, appropriation, arrangement, assignment, assignment by share, designation, dispensation, disposal, disposition, distribution, distribution by lot, dole, ordering, partition,… … Law dictionary
allotment — 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 … Financial and business terms
allotment — A share or portion; that which is allotted; apportionment; division; the distribution of shares in a public undertaking or corporation. Partition; the distribution of land under an inclosure act. The term ordinarily and commonly used to describe… … Black's law dictionary
allotment — A share or portion; that which is allotted; apportionment; division; the distribution of shares in a public undertaking or corporation. Partition; the distribution of land under an inclosure act. The term ordinarily and commonly used to describe… … Black's law dictionary
allotment — 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… … Accounting dictionary
