ALLOT


Meaning of ALLOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈlät ]

transitive verb

( al·lot·ted ; al·lot·ting )

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

• al·lot·ter noun

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