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allot(dictionary)

allot (oh)



[T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: aloter, from lot 'person's share']
to use a particular amount of time for something, or give a particular share of money, space etc to someone or something
allot sth to sth/sb
::Try and allot 2 or 3 hours a day to revision.
::Each school will be allotted twenty seats.
allot sb sth
::Everyone who works for the company has been allotted 10 shares.
-- allotted adj [only before noun]
::The department has already spent more than its allotted budget.