tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. To assign as a portion; allocate: allotted 20 minutes to each speaker. [Middle English alotten, from Old French aloter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see AD-) + lot, portion (of Germanic origin).] al·lotter n. |
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