allotted

adjective

al·​lot·​ted ə-ˈlä-təd 

: 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

The teacher had exhausted his allotted sick leave after weakness in his vocal muscles made it impossible for him to teach.

—Education Week

Examples of allotted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After his allotted five minutes of speaking time, Thilly continued to sing, despite three verbal warnings from the committee. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Rascal Flatts were the first big act to extend a tour-opening spot to Swift … but only after their first choice, Eric Church, was fired for playing past his allotted timeframe. — Alison Abbey Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

During a news conference at last year’s Madrid Open, French Open champion Alexander Zverev expressed his frustration at a test outside of his allotted hour. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 24 June 2026

In her return to Golden State, Sparks development player Kate Martin was the lone player with a positive plus/minus at plus-two in the ninth of her 12 allotted games. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of allot

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for allotted

• besotted
• boycotted
• carotid
• parotid
• unspotted
• blotted
• clotted
• dotted
• jotted
• knotted
• plotted
• potted