Allot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Allot	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allot v give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign, allot, portion] allow to have; "grant a privilege" Synonym(s): accord, allot, grant 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" Synonym(s): distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allot \Allot"\, 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.