allot
verbUK /əˈlɒt/ · US /əˈlɑt/
Etymology From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By surface analysis, al- + lot.
1
To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
2
To 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.
- Derived terms
- allotment, allottable, allottee, allotter, allottery, allot upon, misallot, misallotted, nonallotted, preallot, preallotted, reallot, unallot, unallotted