dole out vs allot

dole out and allot both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dole out	No	No	Yes	No
allot	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dole out and allot are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dole out include administer, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out.

As verbs, allot is a hyponym of dole out; that is, allot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dole out:

Other hyponyms of dole out include assign, portion, reallot, deal, apply, give, roll out.

dole out (verb)	allot (verb)
administer or bestow, as in small portions	allow to have
	give out
	administer or bestow, as in small portions