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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLOT', v.t. [of ad and lot; See Lot.]
1. To divide or distribute by lot.
2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute a share to each individual concerned.
3. To grant, as a portion; to give, assign or appoint in general.
Let every man be contented with that which providence allots to him.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign, allot, portion]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot, grant]
3: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (allotted; allotting) Etymology: Middle English alotten, from Anglo-French aloter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + lot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hlot lot Date: 15th century 1. to assign as a share or portion <allot 10 minutes for the speech> 2. to distribute by or as if by lot <allot seats to the press> • allotter noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (allotted, allotting) 1 give or apportion to (a person) as a share or task; distribute officially to (they allotted us each a pair of boots; the men were allotted duties). 2 (foll. by to) give or distribute officially to (a sum was allotted to each charity). Etymology: OF aloter f. a to + LOT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Allot Al*lot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Allotting.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot. See Lot.] 1. To distribute by lot. 2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on; to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with that which Providence allots him. Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge. --Johnson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(allots, allotting, allotted) If something is allotted to someone, it is given to them as their share. The seats are allotted to the candidates who have won the most votes... We were allotted half an hour to address the committee. = assign, allocate VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n, be V-ed n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Distribute, divide, measure, apportion, deal, dispense, parcel out, deal out, give out, mete out, portion out. 2. Assign, appoint, destine, destinate, grant, give.

Moby Thesaurus

accord, administer, afford, align, allocate, allow, appoint, apportion, appropriate to, array, assign, assign to, award, bestow, bestow on, collocate, communicate, compose, confer, deal, deal out, destine, detail, dish out, dispense, dispose, distribute, divide, dole, dole out, donate, earmark, equip, extend, fate, fit out, fix, fork out, furnish, gift, gift with, give, give freely, give out, grant, hand out, heap, help to, impart, issue, lavish, let have, line, line up, lot, make assignments, mark off, mark out for, marshal, mete, mete out, offer, ordain, parcel out, place, portion off, pour, prescribe, present, proffer, rain, rally, range, regiment, render, reserve, restrict, restrict to, schedule, serve, set, set apart, set aside, set off, set out, share out, shell out, shower, slip, snow, space, tag, tender, vouchsafe, yield