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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This year, more federal dollars were allotted to studying the impact of long covid.
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Sabrina Malhi, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Attorneys for both sides were allotted 10 minutes each to talk with the jurors before they were released.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
In a unorthodox presidential debate that focused more on optics than substance, a visibly shaky President Joe Biden clashed with a manipulative Donald Trump, who kept his temper but used the time allotted him by CNN to largely avoid moderators’ questions and instead spew a host of inaccuracies.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 June 2024
Bove said the Justice Department shouldn't be permitted to use congressional funding allotted in the 1970s for independent investigations in politically sensitive areas.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
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Sabrina Malhi, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Attorneys for both sides were allotted 10 minutes each to talk with the jurors before they were released.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
In a unorthodox presidential debate that focused more on optics than substance, a visibly shaky President Joe Biden clashed with a manipulative Donald Trump, who kept his temper but used the time allotted him by CNN to largely avoid moderators’ questions and instead spew a host of inaccuracies.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 June 2024
Bove said the Justice Department shouldn't be permitted to use congressional funding allotted in the 1970s for independent investigations in politically sensitive areas.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 June 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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