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- pronunciation:
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lat
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
allots, allotting, allotted |
definition 1: |
to designate (an amount) to be used or given out.
We allotted only two days to complete the job, so we had to work at top speed.Each guest is allotted one bath towel and one hand towel.- synonyms:
- allow, apportion
- similar words:
- allocate, appoint, assign, designate, earmark, portion, reserve, separate, specify
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definition 2: |
to give out by lot; allocate; apportion.
After the war, the government allotted the land among the farmers.
- synonyms:
- allocate, apportion, dispense, distribute, parcel out
- similar words:
- assign, deal, deliver, divide, dole out, mete, portion, ration, share
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related words: |
administer, appropriate, charge, distribute, dose, impart, lay, leave, lot, split |
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derivations: |
allottable (adj.), allotter (n.) |
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