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allot

al·lot

UK/əˈlɒt/ US/əˈlɑt/ rare

verb

1.

give out or allot

  • “We were assigned new uniforms”
2.

allow to have

  • “grant a privilege”
Synonyms
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”

Origin

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By surface analysis, al- + lot.

Phrases

  • allot upon

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