The difference between Allotment and Lot
When used as nouns, allotment means the act of allotting, whereas lot means a large quantity or number.
Lot is also verb with the meaning: to allot.
check bellow for the other definitions of Allotment and Lot
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Allotment as a noun:
The act of allotting.
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Allotment as a noun:
Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
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Allotment as a noun (legal):
The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
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Allotment as a noun (British):
A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
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Lot as a noun:
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
Examples:
"to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so"
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Lot as a noun:
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
Examples:
"a lot of stationery"
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Lot as a noun:
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
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Lot as a noun (informal):
A number of people taken collectively.
Examples:
"a sorry lot; a bad lot'"
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Lot as a noun:
A distinct portion or of land, usually smaller than a field.
Examples:
"a building lot in a city"
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Lot as a noun:
That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
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Lot as a noun:
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
Examples:
"to cast lots; to draw lots'"
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Lot as a noun:
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
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Lot as a noun:
A prize in a lottery.
Examples:
"rfquotek Evelyn"
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Lot as a noun:
Allotment; lottery.
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Lot as a noun (definite, '''the lot'''):
All members of a set; everything.
Examples:
"The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot."
"If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them."
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Lot as a noun:
An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
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Lot as a verb (transitive, dated):
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
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Lot as a verb (US, informal, dated):
To count or reckon (on or upon).