Allot vs Allocate - What's the difference?
allot | allocate |
To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot
To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose
To set aside for a purpose
To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition "to"
(computing) To declare a section of the memory to be used by the program.
Allocate is a synonym of allot.
As verbs the difference between allot and allocate
is that allot is to distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot while allocate is to set aside for a purpose.allot
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(wikipedia allot)Verb
(allott)Anagrams
*allocate
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(allocat)- The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.