Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Allot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Allot \Al*lot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Allotting}.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot.
See {Lot}.]
1. To distribute by lot.
2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to
distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a
share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on;
to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with
that which Providence allots him.
Ten years I will allot to the attainment of
knowledge. --Johnson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
allot
v 1: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: {assign}, {portion}]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {accord}, {grant}]
3: 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" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete
out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out},
{deal out}, {dish out}, {dole out}]
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