ALLOT

v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To distribute by lot.

2.
v.

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.


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