Giving and transferring

Synonyms for allot

The synonym for allot recorded in this bank is allocate, in the sense "to give a share of something to each of a number of people". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line

The synonym for allot

allocateverb, in the sense "to give a share of something to each of a number of people"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for allot.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineGiving and transferring

to give a share of something to each of a number of people

The teacher will allot ten minutes to each group for their presentation.

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The true synonym

allocate

Same sentence, swapped: The teacher will allocate ten minutes to each group for their presentation.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

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Where allot turns up in the game

allot is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play allot

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so allot reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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Closest first: other giving and transferring words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

almsnoundonationsmoney or goods given to poor people as charityTreelineHas a reason line altruisticadjectivecharitableshowing unselfish concern for the welfare of othersTreelineHas a reason line apportionverballocateto divide and give out in sharesTreelineHas a reason line bequeathverbleaveto leave property to someone through a willFoothillsHas a reason line bequestnouninheritancemoney or property left to someone in a willFoothillsHas a reason line bestowverbconferto formally give something as an honor or giftTreelineHas a reason line decisionnounconclusionthe act of making up your mind about somethingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line decisiveadjectiveconclusiveproducing a definite, conclusive result that settles a contestTreelineHas a reason line

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