allot
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[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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[edit]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.
Anagrams
[edit]Northern Sami
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[edit]allot
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