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VERB (3)

1. give out;
- Example: "We were assigned new uniforms"
[syn: assign, allot, portion]

2. allow to have;
- Example: "grant a privilege"
[syn: accord, allot, grant]

3. administer or bestow, as in small portions;
- Example: "administer critical remarks to everyone present"
- Example: "dole out some money"
- Example: "shell out pocket money for the children"
- Example: "deal a blow to someone"
- Example: "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
[syn: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Allot \Al*lot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allotted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Allotting.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot.
   See Lot.]
   1. To distribute by lot.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to
      distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a
      share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on;
      to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with
      that which Providence allots him.
      [1913 Webster]

            Ten years I will allot to the attainment of
            knowledge.                            --Johnson.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

allot
    v 1: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign,
         allot, portion]
    2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot,
       grant]
    3: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
       critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money";
       "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to
       someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
       distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out,
       lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out,
       allot, dole out]