Allot Definition

ə-lŏt
allots, allotted, allotting
verb
allots, allotted, allotting
To parcel out; distribute or apportion.
Allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.
American Heritage
To distribute by lot or in arbitrary shares; apportion.
Webster's New World
To assign as a portion; allocate.
Allotted 20 minutes to each speaker.
American Heritage
To give or assign as one's share.
Each speaker is allotted five minutes.
Webster's New World

To distribute or apportion by (as if by) lot.

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Origin of Allot

  • Middle English alotten from Old French aloter a- to (from Latin ad- ad–) lot portion (of Germanic origin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French aloter (French: allotir). à + lot.

    From Wiktionary

Allot Sentence Examples

  • We know too little of the facts to allot blame to either of them.

  • Allot a specific amount to spend, then begin shopping in earnest.

  • They were much missed, but fifteen years elapsed before Sir James Graham (then home secretary) decided to allot a few constables in plain clothes for that purpose as a tentative measure.

  • To allot, while M takes de to rec (coming via allot till D bored of digging ).

  • Allot yourself $20 to buy any of the songs you'll need.

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