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allotting |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 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 Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge. --Johnson.
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