allot

See also: a lot and alot

English

Etymology

From Old French aloter (French: allotir). à + lot.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈlɒt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈlɑt/
Rhymes: -ɒt
Homophone: a 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.

Related terms

allotment

Translations

to distribute

Czech: podělit pf
Dutch: verloten (nl)
Finnish: jakaa (fi), jaella (fi)
German: verteilen (de), austeilen
Portuguese: alocar (pt), repartir (pt)
Quechua: suyuy

Romanian: aloca (ro), repartiza (ro)
Russian: распределя́ть (ru) impf (raspredeljátʹ), распредели́ть (ru) pf (raspredelítʹ)
Slovene: odmeriti
Spanish: repartir (es)
Swedish: lotta (sv)

to assign

Arabic: خَصَّصَ‎ (ḵaṣṣaṣa)
Catalan: assignar (ca)
Czech: přidělit pf
Dutch: verdelen (nl), toekennen (nl)
Finnish: määrätä (fi), antaa tehtäväksi
German: zuteilen (de)

Portuguese: alocar (pt)
Russian: выделя́ть (ru) impf (vydeljátʹ), вы́делить (ru) pf (výdelitʹ), отводи́ть (ru) impf (otvodítʹ), отвести́ (ru) pf (otvestí)
Slovene: dodeliti
Spanish: asignar (es)
Swedish: fördela (sv), tilldela (sv)

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Translations to be checked

Bulgarian: раздавам, предназначавам, разпределям (по жребий).

Anagrams

all to, atoll

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈalloh(t)/

Verb

allot

first-person plural imperative of ii