allot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give out
    portion; assign.
    • We were assigned new uniforms
  2. verb allow to have
    accord; grant.
    • grant a privilege
  3. verb administer or bestow, as in small portions
    dish out; deal; parcel out; dispense; distribute; dole out; administer; lot; deal out; mete out; shell out.
    • 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

WordNet

Al*lot" transitive verb
Etymology
OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot. See Lot.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Allotted; present participle & verbal noun Allotting
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913