Definition of allot
allotted
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transitive verb
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
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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.
Recent Examples of allot from the Web
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The cemetery board will be funded by revenue from pistol permits that are already allotted to the Jefferson County legislative delegation.
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Hernandez said there’s been no decision about what happens to the rest of the green-space plan and Parcel B during the five years allotted to the museum group for fundraising.
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Fletcher, accompanied by her son, was in court Wednesday with defense attorney Clarence Roby Jr. Criminal District Judge Karen Herman, to whom the case has been allotted, lowered Fletcher's $75,000 bond -- set last week by Bonin -- to $30,000.
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It had been allotted the land in an auction more than a decade ago.
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The mayor’s schedule shows at least 175 hours allotted to fundraising and political calls, or about 22 hours a month, during that same period.
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Proposition 2 allotted $5.6 million for the city's ongoing municipal facilities project - adding to projects approved by voters in 2013.
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In addition, some Metro board members, including District Department of Transportation Director Leif Dormsjo, are skeptical that Metro is making adequate use of the 33 weekly hours already allotted for track time.
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We’re likely to see some Cruz maneuvering in Georgia on Saturday, when Republicans gather by congressional district to select 42 of the 76 delegates to Cleveland allotted to the state.
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Origin and Etymology of allot
Middle English alotten, from Anglo-French aloter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + lot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hlot lot
First Known Use: 15th century
ALLOT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of allot for English Language Learners
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: to give someone (an amount of something) to use or have
ALLOT Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of allot for Students
allotted
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: to give out as a share or portion She finished the test in the time allotted.
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