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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 Middle English alotten < Middle French aloter, equivalent to a- a-5 + lot lot (< Germanic ) + -er infinitive suffix
1425–75; earlier alot, late Middle English alotten < Middle French aloter, equivalent to a- a-5 + lot lot (< Germanic ) + -er infinitive suffix
Related forms
al·lot·ta·ble, adjective
al·lot·ter, noun
mis·al·lot, verb (used with object), -lot·ted, -lot·ting.
pre·al·lot, verb (used with object), -lot·ted, -lot·ting.
re·al·lot, verb (used with object), -lot·ted, -lot·ting.
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Word Origin & History
allot
late 15c., 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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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