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ALLOT Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word allot. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word allot. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for ALLOT

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assign
verbv
verb

• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

• give out

• attribute or credit to

• select something or someone for a specific purpose

• attribute or give

• make undue claims to having

• transfer one's right to

• decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

dispense
verbv
verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

• grant a dispensation; grant an exemption

• give or apply (medications)

distribute
verbv
verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

• distribute or disperse widely

• release

• give to several people

• cause to be distributed

• cause to become widely known

• spread throughout a given area

• be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses

• be mathematically distributive

• to arrange in a systematic order

parcel out
verbv
verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

allocate
verbv
verb

• distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

apportion
verbv
verb

• distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

• give out as one's portion or share

designate
verbv
adjective satellite

• appointed but not yet installed in office

verb

• assign a name or title to

• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

• decree or designate beforehand

• design or destine

divide
verbv
noun

• a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

• a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

verb

• separate into parts or portions

• perform a division

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• move or break apart

• make a division or separation

• force, take, or pull apart

accord
verb, nounv, n
noun

• harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters

• concurrence of opinion

• a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

• sympathetic compatibility

verb

• go together

• allow to have

administer
verbv
verb

• work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

• perform (a church sacrament) ritually

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

• give or apply (medications)

• direct the taking of

deal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a particular instance of buying or selling

• an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

• wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

• the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

• the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)

• the act of distributing playing cards

• the act of apportioning or distributing something

verb

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• take action with respect to (someone or something)

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

• do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• behave in a certain way towards others

• distribute cards to the players in a game

• direct the course of; manage or control

• give out as one's portion or share

• give (a specific card) to a player

• sell (especially of illegal material)

grant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

lot
nounn
noun

• (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a parcel of land having fixed boundaries

• an unofficial association of people or groups

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

• any collection in its entirety

verb

• divide into lots, as of land, for example

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

portion
nounn
noun

• something determined in relation to something that includes it

• something less than the whole of a human artifact

• the allotment of some amount by dividing something

• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

• an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

verb

• give out

deal out
verbv
verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

dish out
verbv
verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

• provide (usually but not necessarily food)

dole out
verbv
verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

mete out
verbv
verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

shell out
verbv
verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

Best Hypernyms For ALLOT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for allot, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
distribute give administer allocate apportion assign deal dispense divide grant lot share
Phrases (6)
deal outdish outdole outmete outparcel outshell out

Alternatives for ASSIGN

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