v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' lät
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: al · lot · ted ; al · lot · ting
Etymology: Middle English alotten, from Anglo-French aloter, from a- (fr. 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