ALLOT
What does "ALLOT" mean?
To give out or assign as a share or portion.
Meanings
- To distribute or apportion something among people or purposes. Each speaker was allotted ten minutes.
- To assign as a task, share, or destiny. They made the most of the years allotted to them. formal
Did you know?
- 'Allot' carries 'lot' at its heart - the marked token once cast to decide a share by chance, so to allot was first to assign a portion by drawing lots.
Word origin
From Old French 'aloter', from 'a-' (to) plus 'lot' (a share or portion); the original 'lot' was an object cast or drawn to decide a share, as in casting lots.
Remember it
ALLOT = 'a lot' assigned - but note it shares 'lot', the share once decided by casting lots.
A little poem
The hours are dealt; no second deck, no plea.
Spend what they allot you lavishly.
couplet
Wordplay
- The committee allotted me a lot. I assumed parking space, but turns out it was just my fair share of the work.
What it teaches
Time is allotted, not earned; the only choice left to you is how richly you spend the portion.
Quick facts
What does ALLOT mean?
To give out or assign as a share or portion.
Is ALLOT a valid word?
Yes — ALLOT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ALLOT?
ALLOT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ALLOT come from?
From Old French 'aloter', from 'a-' (to) plus 'lot' (a share or portion); the original 'lot' was an object cast or drawn to decide a share, as in casting lots.
What can ALLOT teach us?
Time is allotted, not earned; the only choice left to you is how richly you spend the portion.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.