allotted; allotting
1
: to assign as a share or portion
allot 10 minutes for the speech
2
: to distribute by or as if by lot
allot seats to the press
allotter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of allot in a Sentence
Each speaker will be allotted 15 minutes.
The newspaper will allot a full page to each of the three mayoral candidates.
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Even Wyoming allotted three-and-a-half times more money, the study found.
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Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
In February, the FCC stopped taking ACP signups and warned that the remaining money allotted to the program by 2021’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would not allow full benefits for qualifying households after April.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
That report also said Shell will continue allotting $1 billion annually toward heavy duty hydrogen as well as atmospheric carbon capture and storage.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Only four teams allot more of their salary to forwards than Sporting KC: Toronto FC, Orlando City SC, FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
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Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
In February, the FCC stopped taking ACP signups and warned that the remaining money allotted to the program by 2021’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would not allow full benefits for qualifying households after April.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
That report also said Shell will continue allotting $1 billion annually toward heavy duty hydrogen as well as atmospheric carbon capture and storage.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Only four teams allot more of their salary to forwards than Sporting KC: Toronto FC, Orlando City SC, FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
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allot
verb
al·lot
ə-ˈlät 
allotted; allotting
: to assign as a share or portion
allot 10 minutes for the speech
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