allot

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈlɒt/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈlɑt/
• Rhymes: -ɒt
• Homophone: a lot

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

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.

   Synonym: earmark

   Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.

allot

1. Misspelling of a lot.

allot

1. Misspelling of a lot.

• all to, atoll

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈalloh(t)/

allot

1. first-person plural imperative of ii