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overallotment

overallotment noun: an excessively large allotment or portion.

Noun

overallotment (countable and uncountable, plural overallotments)

  1. An excessively large allotment or portion.
  2. A greenshoe option.

Antonyms of overallotment

Forms of overallotment

pluraloverallotments

Origin of overallotment

From over- + allotment.

Questions about overallotment

What does overallotment mean?
Overallotment means an excessively large allotment or portion.
What part of speech is overallotment?
Overallotment is a noun.
What is the plural of overallotment?
The plural of overallotment is overallotments.

Words near overallotment in the dictionary

  1. overallocate
  2. overallocated
  3. overallocates
  4. overallocating
  5. overallocation
  6. overallotment
  7. overallotments
  8. overalls
  9. overally
  10. overambition
  11. overambitious

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