DictionaryRoot: ad-
Latin

ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

  • ad-
  • ac- — Used before c in Latin.
  • af- — Used before f in Latin.
  • ag- — Used before g in Latin.
  • al- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ap- — Used before p in Latin.
  • ar- — Used before r in Latin.
  • as- — Used before s in Latin.
  • at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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verb

allot

uh-LAHT/əˈlɑːt/

To give a share or portion of something to someone or something.

The volunteer allots a share of the apples to each bag.

A community volunteer divides a basket of apples among three waiting empty cloth bags on a table.
Etymology

The lot element connects allotting with dividing things by lots, originally objects used to determine someone's share. The meaning broadened to assigning a portion without necessarily using chance.

In context

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they have done these experiments where they will take a certain amount of money or resources and they will allot it to a group of women and they will find they will see how they go and they distribute it
The Red Man Group Episode #51: The Red Pill & Politics with Special Guest Elliott Hulse

More examples

  • Each household was allotted one garden plot.
  • We must allot enough time for the transfer.
  • They are allotting seats according to the number of delegates.

Forms

allot · allots · allotted · allotting

allotment noun — A share assigned for a particular purpose.

Similar words

allocate
Often involves assigning resources to broader purposes or projects.
apportion
Emphasizes dividing a whole into proportionate shares.