allot

Verb

Synonyms: assign portion accord grant distribute administer mete out deal parcel out lot dispense shell out

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

give out“We were assigned new uniforms”Synonyms: assign portion
allow to have“grant a privilege”Synonyms: accord grant
administer or bestow, as in small portions“administer critical remarks to everyone present”“dole out some money”“shell out pocket money for the children”“deal a blow to someone”“the machine dispenses soft drinks”Synonyms: distribute administer mete out deal parcel out lot dispense shell out deal out dish out dole out

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Allot \Al*lot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Allotting.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot. See Lot.]

1.To distribute by lot. [1913 Webster]

2.To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on; to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with that which Providence allots him. [1913 Webster]

Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge.— Johnson.[1913 Webster]