From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
allot
v 1: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign,
allot, portion]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot,
grant]
3: 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" [syn:
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out,
lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out,
allot, dole out]