allot

CEFRC1

/əˈlɒt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To give someone a share of something for a purpose.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

Examples

  • Let's see how much time they allot you.

  • Allot the money for R&D.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.

More examples

In context

  • Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher will blank each student a specific amount of time for the presentation.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By surface analysis, al- + lot.