allot

al·lot

Use allot in a sentence

verb

Allot means to put aside for a particular reason.
A wife putting aside dinner on a plate for her husband when he comes home is an example of allot.
The definition of allot means to give out a certain amount or share.
An example of allot is a child giving out equal numbers of playing cards to each player.
Allot is defined as to earmark or designate.
An example of allot is setting aside a piece of land meant for a children's playground to be built on it.

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allot

transitive verb

-·lot′ted, -·lot′ting

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

Origin of allot

Old French aloter from a-, to + loter, to divide by lot or into lots from lot, lot, of Germanic origin, originally : see lot

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allot

transitive verb

al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots

To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.
To assign as a portion; allocate: allotted 20 minutes to each speaker.

Origin of allot

Middle English alotten from Old French aloter a- to ( from Latin ad- ; see ad- . ) lot portion ( of Germanic origin )

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al·lot′ter
noun

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