allot

[ uh-lot ]

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verb (used with object),al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting.

to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
to appropriate for a special purpose: to allot money for a park.

to assign as a portion; set apart; dedicate.

Origin of allot

First recorded in 1425–75; earlier alot, late Middle English alotten, from Middle French aloter, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + lot lot (from Germanic ) + -er infinitive suffix

synonym study For allot

1. See assign.

Other words from allot

al·lot·ta·ble, adjective
al·lot·ter, noun
mis·al·lot, verb (used with object), mis·al·lot·ted, mis·al·lot·ting.
pre·al·lot, verb (used with object), pre·al·lot·ted, pre·al·lot·ting.
re·al·lot, verb (used with object), re·al·lot·ted, re·al·lot·ting.

Words that may be confused with allot

a lot, allot

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How to use allot in a sentence

The bill allots up to 250,000 limits to certain occupational specialties.
Robots Undercut the Case for More Immigrants | David Frum | February 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Each year new names were added to his budget, like that of a reigning house which allots pensions to its forgotten servants.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco Ibez
He designates the target, and, when practicable, allots a part of the target to each platoon.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 | United States War Department
A man can secure an allowance from the government of ten dollars a month to a dependent parent, if he allots five dollars a month.
Mobilizing Woman-Power | Harriot Stanton Blatch
Meanwhile Aeneas traces the town with the plough and allots the homesteads; this he bids be Ilium, and these lands Troy.
The Aeneid of Virgil | Virgil

The cowardly agitator allots that task to the native soldiers when we shall have succeeded in seducing them from their allegiance.
Life in an Indian Outpost | Gordon Casserly

British Dictionary definitions for allot

allot

/ (əˈlɒt) /

verb-lots, -lotting or -lotted (tr)

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

Origin of allot

C16: from Old French aloter, from lot portion, lot

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