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allot

/əˈlɒt/US/əˈlɑt/

allot verb: to distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. Also the misspelling of a lot.

Verb

allot (third-person singular simple present allots, present participle allotting, simple past and past participle allotted)

  1. (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
  2. (transitive) 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.
    Synonyms:
    earmark
  3. (New-England) to intend; reckon

Also used as

allot is also the misspelling of a lot.

allot meaning in Hindi, Sanskrit and Arabic

allot in Hindi

to distribute
आवंटित करना āvaṇṭit karnā
to assign
आवंटित करना āvaṇṭit karnā

allot in Sanskrit

to distribute
भजति bhajati

allot in Arabic

to assign
خَصَّصَ ḵaṣṣaṣa

Examples of allot in a sentence

  • I used the money they allotted me.
  • She used all the time allotted to complete the test.
  • He allots upon going to the fair.

All 28 example sentences with allot

Synonyms of allot

Forms of allot

third-person singular presentallots
present participleallotting
past participleallotted
pastallotted

Past tense of allot: allotted

Origin of allot

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By surface analysis, al- + lot.

Words formed from allot

Words that rhyme with allot

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Questions about allot

What does allot mean?
Allot means to distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
What is allot in Hindi?
Allot in Hindi is आवंटित करना (āvaṇṭit karnā). See Allot meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is allot?
Allot is a verb.
How do you pronounce allot?
Allot is pronounced /əˈlɒt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of allot?
The past tense of allot is allotted.

Words near allot in the dictionary

  1. allosucklings
  2. allosucks
  3. allosuppressive
  4. allosyndesis
  5. allosyndetic
  6. allot
  7. allot upon
  8. allotagm
  9. allotagms
  10. allotaxonograph
  11. allotaxonographs

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