"allots" in the verb sense
1. assign, allot, portion
give out
"We were assigned new uniforms"
2. accord, allot, grant
allow to have
"grant a privilege"
3. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
administer or bestow, as in small portions
"administer critical remarks to everyone present"
"dole out some money"
"shell out pocket money for the children"
"deal a blow to someone"
"the machine dispenses soft drinks"
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