allot | ||
1. | [ verb ] give out | |
Synonyms: | assign portion | |
Examples: | "We were assigned new uniforms" |
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Related terms: | distribute allow allocate parcel | |
2. | [ verb ] allow to have | |
Synonyms: | accord grant | |
Examples: | "grant a privilege" |
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Related terms: | give give privilege enfranchise grant | |
3. | [ verb ] administer or bestow, as in small portions | |
Synonyms: | distribute deal dispense administer dole_out shell_out dish_out deal_out parcel_out lot mete_out | |
Examples: | "administer critical remarks to everyone present" "dole out some money" "shell out pocket money for the children" "deal a blow to someone" |
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Related terms: | give assign give deal reallot dispenser allotment dispenser deal allocator distributor | |
Similar spelling: |
Alt Alioto alto Alta Aldo Alouatta Altha aloud Alita Aleut Aleta alate althea Aletha althaea alloyed all_too all_the Alethia Alethea |