/ əˈlɒt; NAmE əˈlɑːt/ verb
( -tt- ) allot sth (to sb/sth) | allot (sb/sth) sth to give time, money, tasks, etc. to sb/sth as a share of what is available :
[ vn ]
I completed the test within the time allotted .
[ vn , vnn ]
How much money has been allotted to us?
How much money have we been allotted?
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Old French aloter , from a- (from Latin ad to) + loter divide into lots.