as in to allocate
to give as a share or portion
each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate
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Recent Examples of allot
The 2024 and 2025 tour legs allotted to 83 shows (including her Madison Square Garden debut).
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Prefer to set strict rules allotting only a handful of visitors each morning?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
The upper basin states use less water than what is allotted to them in the compact, while the lower basin states use more.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Bayern were allotted the hardest draw of the league phase by Opta’s fixture difficulty metric and still have to take on PSG and Arsenal.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Prefer to set strict rules allotting only a handful of visitors each morning?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
The upper basin states use less water than what is allotted to them in the compact, while the lower basin states use more.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Bayern were allotted the hardest draw of the league phase by Opta’s fixture difficulty metric and still have to take on PSG and Arsenal.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allot
Verb
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The Grossmont board focuses on grantmaking, allocating funds from property tax levies for a range of programs.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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While female investors showed a preference toward equities (40%) in their portfolio, that wasn’t as high as their male counterparts, who allocated 45% to equities.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Certainly there are some high schools that are still assigning and engaging with The Great Gatsby in full.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Ratings Board watches every movie in its entirety and assigns it a rating and descriptor that aligns with the views of the majority of American parents.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Barnhills decided to begin distributing food directly to people who had suddenly lost their SNAP benefits.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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So Thorington and Beyer were outliers, who distributed independently.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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