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allottable

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al⋅lot

  [uh-lot]
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–verb (used with object), -lot⋅ted, -lot⋅ting.
1. to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
2. to appropriate for a special purpose: to allot money for a park.
3. to assign as a portion; set apart; dedicate.
Origin:
1425–75; earlier alot, late ME alotten < MF aloter, equiv. to a- a- 5 + lot lot (< Gmc) + -er inf. suffix

Related forms:
al⋅lot⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
al⋅lot⋅ter, noun

Synonyms:
1. See assign.
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Word Origin & History

allot 
1474, from O.Fr. aloter "to divide by lots, to divide into lots," from à "to" + loter "lot," a word of Gmc. origin (cf. Goth. hlauts, O.H.G. hloz, O.E. hlot; see lot).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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