allotter

al·lot

 (ə-lŏt′)

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.

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

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al·lot′ter n.

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allotter

(əˈlɒtə)

n

a person who allots

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