allot
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈlɒt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlɑt/
- Rhymes: -ɒt
- Homophone: a lot
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot.
Verb edit
allot (third-person singular simple present allots, present participle allotting, simple past and past participle allotted)
- (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
- Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.
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Translations edit
to distribute
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to assign
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Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
allot (not comparable)
- Misspelling of a lot.
Noun edit
allot (uncountable)
- Misspelling of a lot.
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