: assigned or distributed as a portion, share, or lot
finished in the allotted time
Silently, all the creatures filed to their allotted places.—
Brian Jacques
Brian JacquesThe teacher had exhausted his allotted sick leave after weakness in his vocal muscles made it impossible for him to teach.—Education Week
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Reilly failed to finish in her allotted 1 minute and 30 seconds and was immediately evicted.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Health and Human Services secretary’s halting delivery was frequently interrupted by senators anxious to get their points across during their five minutes of allotted time.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
When asked for comment about these endorsements, Pacheco said the allotted time for his interview with The Bee was over and hung up.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Each state is responsible for redrawing its district boundaries to reflect population changes and maintain equal representation across its allotted number of congressional seats.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
States then draw the congressional district maps for their allotted representatives.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Several other pros hinted at the same notion that an 18 handicapper could not possibly finish 18 at Oakmont, at least not with the allotted dozen balls.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The standard residential plan has no firm data cap and no allotted data limit for full-speed service.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Volunteers who may not be available during the allotted time should email visit@numulosgatos.org.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Health and Human Services secretary’s halting delivery was frequently interrupted by senators anxious to get their points across during their five minutes of allotted time.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
When asked for comment about these endorsements, Pacheco said the allotted time for his interview with The Bee was over and hung up.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Each state is responsible for redrawing its district boundaries to reflect population changes and maintain equal representation across its allotted number of congressional seats.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
States then draw the congressional district maps for their allotted representatives.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Several other pros hinted at the same notion that an 18 handicapper could not possibly finish 18 at Oakmont, at least not with the allotted dozen balls.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The standard residential plan has no firm data cap and no allotted data limit for full-speed service.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Volunteers who may not be available during the allotted time should email visit@numulosgatos.org.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allotted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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