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View synonyms for allot
allot
[ uh-lot ]
allot
/ əˈlɒt /
verb
- to assign or distribute (shares, etc)
- to designate for a particular purpose
money was allotted to cover expenses
- foll by to apportion
we allotted two hours to the case
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- al·lot·ta·ble adjective
- al·lot·ter noun
- mis·al·lot verb (used with object) misallotted misallotting
- pre·al·lot verb (used with object) preallotted preallotting
- re·al·lot verb (used with object) reallotted reallotting
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of allot1
C16: from Old French aloter, from lot portion, lot
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Synonym Study
See assign.
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Example Sentences
If I get possession in the next two years, and you allot me the grazing rights to that area, I'll pay you the balance.
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This commission was to allot the public land, in small parcels, to such poor citizens as might apply for it.
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I can trust Time to allot me, like every other man, my proper place, or to cast me down if I have been unduly exalted heretofore.
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Each of the middlemen would allot himself a profit of from twenty to two hundred per cent.
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Do the internal proofs allot all to Fletcher, or assign any share to Shakspeare?
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