alot

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A form of allot — To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.

CommonScrabble 4

Meanings

verb
  1. misspellingMisspelling of allot.
adverbalot (not comparable)
  1. alternativenonstandardnot comparableproscribedAlternative form of a lot (compare to awhile).
nounalot (uncountable)
  1. alternativenonstandardproscribeduncountableAlternative form of a lot.

    It was alot of lumber, alot of condos, and Joe did not know alot about either of them, only that it was alot of money; he hated to throw his money into something he did not know alot about.

    2003, Matt Janacone, Three by the Sea
    2 more examples

    There was alot of sex discrimination in the 60’s. For one thing there was no sports for girls and in alot of schools the female teachers were not allowed to get married or they could be fired. http://print.google.com/print?id=ejtdcf-taQkC&pg=PA346&lpg=PA346&sig=t0Sp87KqxsH-UGYklzl72NMUz1Q

    2000, Teaching Secondary English, ed. Daniel Sheridan. [in a tenth-grade student's paper]

    She talked about death: “My philosophy on life is it could be alot better. Like I would’ve never gotten into this mess if I wouldn’t have tried to commit suicide. Actually I was just trying to make myself sick. But then again it could be alot worse! …”

    2005, Aphrodite Jones, Cruel Sacrifice [From the suicidal patient's own writing.] http://print.google.com/print?id=KtlMQCtBzygC&pg=PA248&lpg=PA248&sig=2mA_bCMZr0l0dCLfhRWe4cBdmd4

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