/əˈlɒt/, /əˈlɑt/
OriginFrom Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot.
- transitiveTo distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- transitiveTo assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
“Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.”
- alt-of, misspellingMisspelling of a lot.
- alt-of, misspellingMisspelling of a lot.
Formsallots(present, singular, third-person) · allotting(participle, present) · allotted(participle, past) · allotted(past)