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Definition of Allot
1. Verb. Give out. "They allot the tourists their cars"; "We were assigned new uniforms"
Specialized synonyms: Allow, Appropriate, Earmark, Reserve, Set Aside, Allocate, Apportion
Generic synonyms: Administer, Deal, Deal Out, Dish Out, Dispense, Distribute, Dole Out, Lot, Mete Out, Parcel Out, Shell Out
Derivative terms: Assignation, Portion
2. Verb. Allow to have. "Grant a privilege"
Specialized synonyms: Give, Enfranchise
Generic synonyms: Give
Derivative terms: Accordance, Grant
3. Verb. Administer or bestow, as in small portions. "They allot the people the food"; "The machine dispenses soft drinks"
Generic synonyms: Give
Specialized synonyms: Assign, Portion, Reallot, Deal, Apply, Give
Derivative terms: Allotment, Deal, Dispensation, Dispensation, Dispenser, Dispenser, Distributer, Distribution, Distributor
Definition of Allot
1. v. t. To distribute by lot.
Definition of Allot
1. Verb. To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot ¹
2. Verb. To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Allot
1. to give as a share or portion [v -LOTTED, -LOTTING, -LOTS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allot
Literary usage of Allot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"allot, compounded of al or a<l and lut, signifies to set apart by way of a lot
or allure. APPOINT, in French appointer, fron» ар and ¡mini, signifies to ..."
2. English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1818)
"allot is compounded of the Latin al or ad and the word lot, ... To allot, assign.
allot is used only for things, appoint and destine for persons or things. ..."
3. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"allot (literally to give in lot) is applied to things and to persons only when
... allot is proportionate, without being of necessity distributive, ..."
4. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1810)
"We ascended toward the source of the river; we crossed ten mil« of a volcanic
country round allot, and there observed, several streams of lava, ..."
5. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1860)
"B to L 6 inclusive, in eights. Bound in Russia, neat. A. (R. allot. ... The compiler
of it is believed to be Robert allot from the dedication sonnet to Sir ..."
6. Publications by Scotland Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1854)
"... with that of a judge, unless the proper business of the former engrosses more
time than I think you ought to allot to it, under any circumstances. ..."
7. The Judicial Dictionary, of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted: To by Frederick Stroud (1903)
"Set out, allot, and award "; V. SET OUT. allotMENT " allotments from time to time
held by the Trustees " iii a Land Socy ; V. Hill v. Crank, 68 LT 551; ..."
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