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allot

/əˈlɒt/uh-LOT
/əˈlɑt/uh-LAHT

Meaninga lot or share

Common meaning: give a portion to someone

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhlot‘a lot or share’sourceB&T
  2. Anglo-Frenchaloter‘assign a share’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsassign a share → give a portion to someoneallot‘give a portion to someone’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hlot ‘a lot or share’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), entry ALLOT, p. 12 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • hlot Old English “a lot or share”

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