allotting

Variant of allot

allot definition

al·lot (ə lät′)

transitive verb allotted -·lot′·ted, allotting -·lot′·ting

  1. to distribute by lot or in arbitrary shares; apportion
  2. to give or assign as one's share each speaker is allotted five minutes

Etymology: OFr aloter < a-, to + loter < lot, lot, of Gmc orig.: see lot

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