allot UK /əˈlɒt/US /əˈlɑt/verb 3forms 5phrases 1 verb3 •To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. •To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges. •(New-England) to intend; reckon formsallotted · allotting · allots · allotteth · allottest Phrases with allot allot uponTo count upon; to intend to; to form a purpose of.