allot

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈlɒt/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlɑt/ Rhymes: -ɒt Homophone: a lot === Etymology 1 === From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. ==== Verb ==== allot (third-person singular simple present allots, present participle allotting, simple past and past participle allotted) (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose. Synonym: earmark ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== allotment ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adverb ==== allot Misspelling of a lot. ==== Noun ==== allot Misspelling of a lot. === Anagrams === all to, atoll == Northern Sami == === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈalloh(t)/ === Verb === allot first-person plural imperative of ii