allot

See also a lot

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old French aloter (French: allotir). à + lot.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈlɒt/, X-SAMPA: /@"lQt/
• (GenAm) IPA: /əˈlɑt/, X-SAMPA: /@"lAt/

  Rhymes: -ɒt

• Homophone: a lot

Verb

allot (third-person singular simple present allots, present participle allotting, simple past and past participle allotted)

1. (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot
2. (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose

Related terms

• allotment

Translations

to distribute

• Dutch: verloten (nl)
• Spanish: repartir (es)

• Swedish: lotta (sv)

to assign

• Dutch: verdelen (nl), toekennen (nl)
• Spanish: asignar (es)

• Swedish: fördela (sv)

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• Bulgarian: раздавам, предназначавам, разпределям (по жребий).

Anagrams

• atoll