Alot

adv, noun, verb

adv, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of a lot. alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, proscribed, uncountable

    "There was alot of sex discrimination in the 60’s. For one thing there was no sports for girls and in alot of schools the female teachers were not allowed to get married or they could be fired. http://print.google.com/print?id=ejtdcf-taQkC&pg=PA346&lpg=PA346&sig=t0Sp87KqxsH-UGYklzl72NMUz1Q"

Verb
  1. 1
    Misspelling of allot. alt-of, misspelling
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of a lot (compare to awhile). alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, not-comparable, proscribed

Example

More examples

"There was alot of sex discrimination in the 60’s. For one thing there was no sports for girls and in alot of schools the female teachers were not allowed to get married or they could be fired. http://print.google.com/print?id=ejtdcf-taQkC&pg=PA346&lpg=PA346&sig=t0Sp87KqxsH-UGYklzl72NMUz1Q"

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