Meaning & use
Allotting
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Distributing or assigning a share of something to someone for a particular purpose.
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The teacher spent the morning allotting time slots for student presentations.
Organizers were allotting seats according to ticket numbers.
A note on using this word
From 'allot', ultimately related to 'lot', reflecting the old practice of dividing shares by drawing lots.
Words with a similar meaning
allocatingassigning
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Words with an opposite meaning
withholding
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