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allot

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al·lot  (-lt)
tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots
1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.
2. To assign as a portion; allocate: allotted 20 minutes to each speaker.

[Middle English alotten, from Old French aloter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + lot, portion (of Germanic origin).]

al·lotter n.

allot [əˈlɒt]
vb -lots, -lotting, -lotted (tr)
1. to assign or distribute (shares, etc.)
2. to designate for a particular purpose money was allotted to cover expenses
3. (foll by to) apportion we allotted two hours to the case
[from Old French aloter, from lot portion, lot]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.allot - give outallot - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, allow - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
2.allot - allow to haveallot - allow to have; "grant a privilege"  
give - accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
enfranchise - grant voting rights
3.allot - administer or bestow, as in small portionsallot - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"
deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

allot
verb assign, allocate, designate, set aside, earmark, mete, share out, apportion, budget, appropriate We were allotted half an hour to address the committee.
Translations
allot [əˈlɒt] VT
1. (= assign) [+ task, share, time] → asignar (to a) the space allotted to each contributorel espacio asignado a cada colaborador
we finished in the time allottedterminamos en el tiempo previsto
he was allotted the role of villainle dieron el papel de malo
2. (= distribute) → repartir, distribuir

allot [əˈlɒt] vt (= share out) [+ seats, places, space, money] → répartir, distribuer; [+ time] → répartir
to allot sth to sb/sth [+ time] → allouer qch à qn/qch
to allot sth to sb [+ duties] → assigner qch à qn; [+ money] → allouer qch à qn
in the allotted time → dans le temps imparti

allot
vtzuteilen, zuweisen (to sb/sth jdm/etw); timevorsehen (to für); moneybestimmen (to für)

allot [əˈlɒt] vt
a. (assign, task, share, time) to allot (to)dare (a), assegnare (a)
b. (share among group) → spartire (tra)
in the allotted time → nel tempo fissato or prestabilito

allot
v allot [əˈlot]
to give (each person) a fixed share of or place in (something) They have allotted all the money to the various people who applied. toeken يُخَصَّص، يُوَزِّع حِصَصَا разпределям rozdělit, přidělit tildele; fordele; dele ud zuteilen διανέμω distribuir, repartir välja jagama اختصاص دادن osoittaa attribuer לְהַקצוֹת देना, बाटना doznačiti kiutal membagi-bagikan, memberikan úthluta assegnare, concedere 分配する 분배하다 paskirti, padalinti piešķirt mengumpukkan toewijzen tildele, fordele, dele ut przeznaczać, dzielić repartir a dis­­tribui распределять prideliť podeliti odrediti fördela, dela ut แบ่งสันปันส่วน bölüştürmek 分配 наділяти; призначати مخصوص کردینا ، تعین کرنا phân chia
n alˈlotment
a small part of a larger piece of public ground rented to a person to grow vegetables etc. toekenning قِطْعَة أرْض صَغِيرَة تُؤجِّرُها البَلَدِيَّة لِلزِّراعَة разпределяне přidělený pozemek, parcela kolonihave der Schrebergarten αγροτεμάχιο προοριζόμενο για ενοικίαση parcela rendipeenramaa سهم siirtolapuutarha parcelle חֶלקַת אֲדָמָה आबंटन parcela zártkert kapling, bagian úthlutun, skammtur lotto di terra 市民菜園 분배 sklypelis neliels zemes gabals peruntukan volkstuintje parsell, kolonihage działka lote teren dat în arendă земельный участок pridelený pozemok, parcela parcela, greda parcela []lott, andel แปลงที่ดินจัดสรรเพื่อการเพาะปลูก kiralanan sebze bahçeciği 分租的菜地 наділ تعین mảnh đất được chia để cày cấy


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She resolutely said, "I know not whether Jupiter will allot the prize to my son, but this I do know, that he is at least in the eyes of me his mother, the dearest, handsomest, and most beautiful of all.
The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognised it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.
How much time she might, in her own fancy, allot for its dominion, is another concern.
 
 
 
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