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allot

Main Entry:: al·lot
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈlät\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: al·lot·ted; al·lot·ting
Etymology:: Middle English alotten, from Anglo-French aloter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + lot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hlot lot
Date:: 15th century

1 : to assign as a share or portion <allot 10 minutes for the speech> 2 : to distribute by or as if by lot <allot seats to the press>

— al·lot·ter noun

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