allot

verb

al·​lot ə-ˈlät 

allotted; allotting

transitive verb

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

allotter noun

Synonyms of allot

• allocate
• assign
• distribute
• lot

Examples of allot in a Sentence

Each speaker will be allotted 15 minutes.

The newspaper will allot a full page to each of the three mayoral candidates.

Recent Examples on the Web

This year, Parker championed a new state law that will allot up to $50 million more in annual state funding starting in 2027 to repair Indy's battered roads. —Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025

Williams said that grant amounts are allotted on a case-by-case basis. —Magali Gauthier, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025

An investigation into the Tarrant Appraisal District Board election determined no malicious intent was behind the copy and paste error that led to the Tarrant County College having roughly 200 more votes than should have been allotted. —Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025

Getting closer and closer to refined — and within the time allotted for prep and shooting — is something that Yedlin and Johnson have down to a science. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English alotten, borrowed from Anglo-French aloter, from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + -loter, verbal derivative of lot "lot, portion, share," borrowed from Old Low Franconian *hlota-, going back to Germanic *hluta- — more at lot entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for allot

• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot
• distraught

Kids Definition

allot

verb

al·​lot ə-ˈlät 

allotted; allotting

: to assign as a share or portion

allot 10 minutes for the speech