allot
allot
Transitive Verb
past: allottedpp: allotteding: allotting
This term conveys a sense of deliberate distribution and official designation. It is typically used in administrative, legal, or organizational contexts where a central authority decides how a limited resource is divided among various recipients.
While similar to "assign," this word specifically emphasizes the portion or quantity being distributed. It suggests a structured process of partitioning a whole into specific shares, whether those shares are monetary, temporal, or spatial.
Meanings
Phrasal Verbs
allot out
to distribute a total amount into smaller shares for different people or purposes
The manager decided to allot out the remaining tasks among the junior staff.