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Sounds like a lot · Rhymes with -ɒt

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By surface analysis, al- + lot.

transitive To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
transitive 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

Sounds like a lot · Rhymes with -ɒt