overallotment

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noun

An excessively large allotment or portion.

Opposite
underallotment
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Meanings

nounoverallotment (countable and uncountable, plural overallotments)

plural overallotments

  1. countableuncountableAn excessively large allotment or portion.
  2. countableuncountablebusinessA greenshoe option.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
underallotment
Also see
greenshoe

Origin

From over- + allotment.

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Cite this entry
APA

overallotment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallotment

MLA

“overallotment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallotment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overallotment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallotment.

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