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allot

distribute or parcel out; set apart: Allot no more than thirty percent of your income for rent.
Not to be confused with:
a lot – many, a large number: There are a lot of pencils in the package.
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al·lot

 (ə-lŏt′)
tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots
1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.
2. To assign as a portion; allocate: allotted 20 minutes to each speaker.

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

al·lot′ter n.
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allot

(əˈlɒt)
vb (tr) , -lots, -lotting or -lotted
1. to assign or distribute (shares, etc)
2. to designate for a particular purpose: money was allotted to cover expenses.
3. (foll by to) apportion: we allotted two hours to the case.
[C16: from Old French aloter, from lot portion, lot]
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al•lot

(əˈlɒt)

v.t. -lot•ted, -lot•ting.
1. to assign as a portion; set apart: to allot three weeks for vacation.
2. to appropriate for a special purpose: to allot money for a park.
3. to divide or distribute by share or portion; apportion: to allot the farmland among the heirs.
[1425–75; late Middle English alotten < Middle French aloter=a- a-5 + -loter, derivative of lot lot (< Germanic)]
al•lot′ta•ble, adj.
al•lot′ter, n.
syn: See assign.
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allot


Past participle: allotted
Gerund: allotting

Imperative
allot
allot
Present
I allot
you allot
he/she/it allots
we allot
you allot
they allot
Preterite
I allotted
you allotted
he/she/it allotted
we allotted
you allotted
they allotted
Present Continuous
I am allotting
you are allotting
he/she/it is allotting
we are allotting
you are allotting
they are allotting
Present Perfect
I have allotted
you have allotted
he/she/it has allotted
we have allotted
you have allotted
they have allotted
Past Continuous
I was allotting
you were allotting
he/she/it was allotting
we were allotting
you were allotting
they were allotting
Past Perfect
I had allotted
you had allotted
he/she/it had allotted
we had allotted
you had allotted
they had allotted
Future
I will allot
you will allot
he/she/it will allot
we will allot
you will allot
they will allot
Future Perfect
I will have allotted
you will have allotted
he/she/it will have allotted
we will have allotted
you will have allotted
they will have allotted
Future Continuous
I will be allotting
you will be allotting
he/she/it will be allotting
we will be allotting
you will be allotting
they will be allotting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been allotting
you have been allotting
he/she/it has been allotting
we have been allotting
you have been allotting
they have been allotting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been allotting
you will have been allotting
he/she/it will have been allotting
we will have been allotting
you will have been allotting
they will have been allotting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been allotting
you had been allotting
he/she/it had been allotting
we had been allotting
you had been allotting
they had been allotting
Conditional
I would allot
you would allot
he/she/it would allot
we would allot
you would allot
they would allot
Past Conditional
I would have allotted
you would have allotted
he/she/it would have allotted
we would have allotted
you would have allotted
they would have allotted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.allot - give outallot - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, allow - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - 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"
2.allot - allow to haveallot - allow to have; "grant a privilege"  
give - accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
enfranchise - grant voting rights
3.allot - administer or bestow, as in small portionsallot - 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"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"
deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
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allot

verb assign, allocate, designate, set aside, earmark, mete, share out, apportion, budget, appropriate We were allotted half an hour to address the committee.
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allot

verb
To set aside or distribute as a share:
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Translations
يُخَصَّص، يُوَزِّع حِصَصَا
přidělitrozdělit
dele udfordeletildele
úthluta
padalintisklypelis
bölüştürmek

allot

[əˈlɒt] VT
1. (= assign) [+ task, share, time] → asignar (to a) the space allotted to each contributorel espacio asignado a cada colaborador
we finished in the time allottedterminamos en el tiempo previsto
he was allotted the role of villainle dieron el papel de malo
2. (= distribute) → repartir, distribuir
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allot

[əˈlɒt] vt (= share out) [+ seats, places, space, money] → répartir, distribuer; [+ time] → répartir
to allot sth to sb/sth [+ time] → allouer qch à qn/qch
to allot sth to sb [+ duties] → assigner qch à qn; [+ money] → allouer qch à qn
in the allotted time → dans le temps imparti
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allot

vtzuteilen, zuweisen (to sb/sth jdm/etw); timevorsehen (to für); moneybestimmen (to für)
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allot

[əˈlɒt] vt
a. (assign, task, share, time) to allot (to)dare (a), assegnare (a)
b. (share among group) → spartire (tra)
in the allotted time → nel tempo fissato or prestabilito
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

allot

(əˈlot) past tense, past participle alˈlotted verb
to give (each person) a fixed share of or place in (something). They have allotted all the money to the various people who applied.
alˈlotment noun
a small part of a larger piece of public ground rented to a person to grow vegetables etc.
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