allot

See also:a lot,alot,andal·lot

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/əˈlɒt/

• Audio(Southern England):

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• (General American)IPA^(key):/əˈlɑt/
• Rhymes:-ɒt
• Homophone:a lot

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Englishallotten,fromOld Frenchaloter(ModernFrenchallotir).à+lot.

Verb

allot(third-person singular simple presentallots,present participleallotting,simple past and past participleallotted)

1. (transitive)Todistributeorapportionby (or as if by)lot.
2. (transitive)Toassignordesignateas ataskor for apurpose.

   Each candidate wasallottedfive minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.

Derived terms

• allottable
• allottee
• allotter
• allottery
• allot upon
• misallot
• misallotted
• nonallotted
• preallot
• preallotted
• reallot
• unallot
• unallotted

Related terms

• allotment

Translations

to distribute

• Czech:podělitpf
• Dutch:verloten(nl)
• Finnish:jakaa(fi),jaella(fi)
• Galician:adxudicar(gl),repartir(gl)
• German:verteilen(de),austeilen(de)
• Portuguese:alocar(pt),repartir(pt)
• Quechua:suyuy
• Romanian:aloca(ro),repartiza(ro),distribui(ro)
• Russian:распределя́ть(ru)impf(raspredeljátʹ),распредели́ть(ru)pf(raspredelítʹ)
• Sanskrit:भजति(sa)(bhajati)
• Slovene:odmeriti
• Spanish:repartir(es),distribuir(es)
• Swedish:lotta(sv)

to assign

• Arabic:خَصَّصَ(ḵaṣṣaṣa)
• Catalan:assignar(ca)
• Czech:přidělitpf
• Dutch:verdelen(nl),toekennen(nl)
• Egyptian:(jp)
• Finnish:määrätä(fi),antaatehtäväksi
• Galician:asignar,adxudicar(gl)
• German:zuteilen(de)
• Polish:przydzielać(pl)impf,przydzielić(pl)pf,asygnowaćimpf(money,literary),wyasygnowaćpf(money,literary)
• Portuguese:alocar(pt)
• Romanian:aloca(ro)
• Russian:выделя́ть(ru)impf(vydeljátʹ),вы́делить(ru)pf(výdelitʹ),отводи́ть(ru)impf(otvodítʹ),отвести́(ru)pf(otvestí)
• Slovene:dodeliti
• Spanish:asignar(es),adjudicar(es)
• Swedish:fördela(sv),tilldela(sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian:^{(pleaseverify)}раздавам(bg)(razdavam),^{(pleaseverify)}предназначавам(bg)(prednaznačavam),^{(pleaseverify)}разпределям(пожребий)(razpredeljam (po žrebij))

Etymology 2

Adverb

allot(notcomparable)

1. Misspelling ofa lot.

Noun

allot(uncountable)

1. Misspelling ofa lot.

Anagrams

• all to,atoll

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino)IPA^(key):/ˈalloh(t)/

Verb

allot

1. first-personpluralimperativeofii