allot

Verb
US[uh-lot]/əˈlɑt/2 syllables
Synonyms: assignportionaccordgrantdistributeadministermete outdealparcel outlotdispenseshell out

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)allotted, allotting

  1. give out“We were assigned new uniforms”Synonyms: assignportionMore general distribute, administerMore specific allow, allocate
  2. allow to have“grant a privilege”Synonyms: accordgrantMore general giveMore specific enfranchise, give
  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”Synonyms: distributeadministermete outdealparcel outlotdispenseshell outdeal outdish outdole outMore general giveMore specific assign, give, deal, reallot, roll out

Related words parceling noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Al·lot′ (…), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Allotted; present participle & verbal noun Allotting.]

Origin: OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot. See Lot.

1. To distribute by lot.

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.

Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge.— Dr. Samuel Johnson

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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