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al⋅lot

[uh-lot]
–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


al⋅lot⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
al⋅lot⋅ter, noun


1. See assign.
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