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- Dictionaryallot/əˈlɒt/
verb
- 1. give or apportion (something) to someone: "equal time was allotted to each"
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ALLOT definition: 1. to give something, especially a share of something available, for a particular purpose: 2. to…. Learn more.
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. allotter noun. Synonyms. allocate. allow. apportion. assign. distribute. lot. ration. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of allot in a Sentence. Each speaker will be allotted 15 minutes.
If something is allotted to someone, it is given to them as their share. The seats are allotted to the candidates who have won the most votes. [be VERB -ed + to] We were allotted half an hour to address the committee. [be VERB -ed noun] Synonyms: assign, allocate, designate, set aside More Synonyms of allot.
Use the verb allot when you need to describe the act of assigning portions of something — be it snacks, time, or blame. The word is often used in the sense of an official group, such as a government or a corporation, dividing up and distributing small portions of something desirable, such as funding, shares, or land: “Zenitech Corporation ...
to give time, money, tasks, etc. to somebody/something as a share of what is available. allot something I completed the test within the time allotted.
al•lot. (əˈlɒt) v.t. -lot•ted, -lot•ting. 1. to assign as a portion; set apart: to allot three weeks for vacation. 2. to appropriate for a special purpose: to allot money for a park. 3. to divide or distribute by share or portion; apportion: to allot the farmland among the heirs.
