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Is allot a adjective?

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No, allot is a verb. The definition straight from the Webster's New Dictionary is
allot |əˈlät|
verb ( -lotted , -lotting ) [ trans. ]
give or apportion (something) to someone as a share or task : equal time was allotted to each | [with two objs. ] I was allotted a little room in the servants' block.
ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French aloter, from a- (from Latin ad 'to' ) + loter 'divide into lots.'
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