allotment
To assign or distribute a specific portion of something, such as time, money, or tasks, to a person or for a particular purpose. It implies a formal or structured division based on a planned share or quota.
Beispiele
3 von 5The organizers decided to allot twenty minutes to each speaker during the conference.
The planners gave each presenter twenty minutes of time for their talk.
The municipal council must allot the annual budget across various public services.
The local government needs to distribute the yearly funds among different public departments.
I'll allot some time this evening to look over your essay.
I will set aside a bit of my time tonight to check your writing.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Remember 'A Lot To' — when you allot something, you decide who gets 'a lot' and who gets a little.
Schnelles Quiz
The manager asked the team to ___ at least two hours a day to the new project.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: a
Beispiele
The organizers decided to allot twenty minutes to each speaker during the conference.
everydayThe planners gave each presenter twenty minutes of time for their talk.
The municipal council must allot the annual budget across various public services.
formalThe local government needs to distribute the yearly funds among different public departments.
I'll allot some time this evening to look over your essay.
informalI will set aside a bit of my time tonight to check your writing.
In the experimental design, researchers allot participants to groups using a random number generator.
academicIn the study, scientists assign the people taking part into groups by choosing numbers at random.
We need to allot more resources to the software development team to meet the deadline.
businessWe have to provide more staff and tools to the developers so they can finish on time.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
within the allotted time
inside the period of time that was given
allot a share
to give someone their part of a whole
to be allotted to
to be assigned or given to someone
Wird oft verwechselt mit
'Alot' is a common misspelling of 'a lot' (meaning many); 'allot' is a verb meaning to distribute.
While nearly identical, 'allocate' is more common in technical and economic contexts, whereas 'allot' often refers to shares or time.
Nutzungshinweise
The verb is 'allot', while 'allotment' is the noun. It is a transitive verb that frequently uses the preposition 'to' to indicate who receives the portion.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often forget to double the 't' when adding suffixes, writing 'aloted' instead of 'allotted' or 'aloting' instead of 'allotting'.
Merkhilfe
Remember 'A Lot To' — when you allot something, you decide who gets 'a lot' and who gets a little.
Wortherkunft
From the Old French 'aloter', where 'a' means 'to' and 'lot' refers to a share or portion.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The manager asked the team to ___ at least two hours a day to the new project.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: a
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