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Allot
//əˈlɒt// adv, noun, verb
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Misspelling of a lot. alt-of, misspelling
Noun
- 1 Misspelling of a lot. alt-of, misspelling
Verb
- 1 To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. transitive
- 2 give out wordnet
- 3 To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose. transitive
"Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges."
- 4 allow to have wordnet
- 5 administer or bestow, as in small portions wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot.
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