| Main Entry: | allot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign; give portion |
Synonyms: |
admeasure, allocate, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, budget, cut, cut the pie, designate, distribute, divvy, dole, earmark, mete, set aside, share, shell out, slice, split up |
| Notes: | to allocate something is to set it aside for a specific purpose; to allot something is to give it with an implied restriction and an understanding of sharing |
Antonyms: |
disallow, keep, retain, withhold |
| Main Entry: | allotment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | portion assigned or given |
Synonyms: |
allocation, allowance, apportionment, appropriation, bite, chunk, cut, cut of pie, end, grant, lot, measure, part, piece, piece of the action, quota, rake off, ration, share, slice, split, stint* |
| Main Entry: | divvy up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide |
Synonyms: |
allocate, apportion, cut, cut up the pie, dole out, go halves, measure out, mete out, share, split |
| Main Entry: | share |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use in common with others |
Synonyms: |
accord, administer, allot, apportion, assign, be a party to, bestow, cut the pie, deal, dispense, distribute, divide, divide with, divvy, divvy up, dole out, experience, give and take, give out, go Dutch, go fifty-fifty, go halves, go in with, have a hand in, have a portion of, mete out, parcel out, part, partake, participate, partition, pay half, piece up, prorate, quota, ration, receive, shift, slice, slice up, split, split up, take a part of, yield |
Antonyms: |
be selfish, hold, keep |