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
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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Not coincidentally, Democratic congressional candidates received the bulk of AIPAC funding in 2024: 58.6 percent, as opposed to the 38.5 percent allotted to Republicans.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
As Purdue updates its plans, IU has allotted hundreds of millions of dollars to build multiple major facilities, including an 11-story School of Medicine building and a 4,500-seat athletics center, on its downtown campus in the next few years.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
One example: Earlier this month, Texas passed a law that increases by $100 million the amount allotted to movies and TV shows every two years.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Critics are increasingly branding Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a failure, including lawmakers fiercely debating how much funding to allot next year to the controversial agency.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
As Purdue updates its plans, IU has allotted hundreds of millions of dollars to build multiple major facilities, including an 11-story School of Medicine building and a 4,500-seat athletics center, on its downtown campus in the next few years.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
One example: Earlier this month, Texas passed a law that increases by $100 million the amount allotted to movies and TV shows every two years.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Critics are increasingly branding Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a failure, including lawmakers fiercely debating how much funding to allot next year to the controversial agency.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allot. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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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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