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allot
[ uh-lot ]
allot
/ əˈlɒt /
verb
- to assign or distribute (shares, etc)
- to designate for a particular purpose
money was allotted to cover expenses
- foll by to apportion
we allotted two hours to the case
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Other Words From
- al·lot·ta·ble adjective
- al·lot·ter noun
- mis·al·lot verb (used with object) misallotted misallotting
- pre·al·lot verb (used with object) preallotted preallotting
- re·al·lot verb (used with object) reallotted reallotting
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of allot1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
If I get possession in the next two years, and you allot me the grazing rights to that area, I'll pay you the balance.
This commission was to allot the public land, in small parcels, to such poor citizens as might apply for it.
I can trust Time to allot me, like every other man, my proper place, or to cast me down if I have been unduly exalted heretofore.
Each of the middlemen would allot himself a profit of from twenty to two hundred per cent.
Do the internal proofs allot all to Fletcher, or assign any share to Shakspeare?
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