Look up: Allotment

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   allotment
   The number of shares received on application for a new issue or privatisation. This may be less than the number applied for, but will never be more.
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   allotment
   [n] - a share set aside for a specific purpose 2. [n] - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning
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   Allotment
   When an issue of new shares are allotted to subscribers. If the shares have not been oversubscribed, an applicant will receive all the shares they applied for. Otherwise the shares will be allocated on a pro-rata basis in line with the level of oversubscription.
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   Allotment
   The distribution of shares to applicants in a new issue. Applicants may get all the shares they... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/allotment.htm?id=40&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of allotment'>more</a>
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   Allotment
   The allocation of a new issue of securities to applicants....more on Allotment
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   allotment
   Small plot of rented land used for growing vegetables and flowers. Allotments originated in the UK during the 18th and 19th centuries, when much of the common land was enclosed (see enclosure) and...
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   allotment
   the distribution of batched goods to predetermined stacking locations Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • the entry of a designated frequency channel in an agreed plan,adopted by a component conference,for use by one or more administrations for a(terrestrial or space)radiocommunication service in one or more identified countries or geographical areas and under specified ...
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   Allotment
   The issue of new shares in the capital of the company or the shares themselves.
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   Allotment
   Al·lot'ment noun [ Confer Old French alotement , French allotement .] 1. The act of allotting; assignment. 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; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party. « The alloments of God and nature. L'Estrange. � ...
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    allotment
    apportionment noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; `the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state`
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    allotment
    allocation noun a share set aside for a specific purpose
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    Allotment
    `Allotment` may refer to: * Allotment (gardening), in the United Kingdom, a small area of land, let out at a nominal yearly rent by local government or independent allotment associations, for individuals to grow their own food * Allotment (financial), a method of distributing securities to investors when an issue has been oversubscribed. * Sortition, also known as allotment, is a method of selection by some form of lottery such as drawing coloure...
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    Allotment
    The number of securities assigned to each of the participants in an underwriting syndicate.
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    Allotment
    • (n.) That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party. • (n.) The act of allotting; assignment. • (n.) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person....
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    allotment
    (from the article `Native American`) Within about a decade of creating the western reservations, both Canada and the United States began to abrogate their promises that reservation land ... ...Territory. The United States took land assigned to groups already resident in the territory and transferred it to the newcomers. By the 1890s, .....
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    Allotment
    In a securities offering, the quantity of securities allocated to a syndicate member or selling group by the underwriter. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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    allotment
    
    1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
    2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning
    
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    allotment
    attribution, planned by a competent authority, of a radio frequency or radio-frequency channel to a radiocommunication service in one or more identified countries or geographical areas, under specified conditions and in agreement with a frequency allocation plan NOTE - A formal definition is given in the ITU Radio Regulations.
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