English > allot: 3 senses > verb 1, possession| Meaning | Give out. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
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| Synonyms | assign, portion |
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| Narrower | allocate, apportion | Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose |
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| allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve | Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause |
| Broader | distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out | Administer or bestow, as in small portions |
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| Spanish | adjudicar, asignar, destinar, repartir |
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| Catalan | adjudicar, assignar, destinar |
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English > allot: 3 senses > verb 3, possession| Meaning | Administer or bestow, as in small portions. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
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| Model | They allot the food to the people; They allot the people the food |
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| Synonyms | distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, dole out |
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| Narrower | assign, allot, portion | Give out |
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| deal | Distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game |
| give, apply | Give or convey physically |
| reallot | allot again |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
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| Spanish | adjudicar, asignar, conceder, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir |
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| Catalan | adjudicar, assignar, concedir, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir |
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| Nouns | allotment | the act of distributing by allotting / allotting or apportioning |
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