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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For a three-year period, through the next fiscal year, California has been allotted funding worth more than $18.2 million, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Differing budget plans passed by the state House and Senate this year both would start allotting sports betting tax revenue to the athletic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
—David A. Lieb, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Past management teams have cut down on the labor allotted to stores, helping profit margins at the cost of burning out baristas and slowing service.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 June 2025
The bill also allots an additional $60 million in the next two fiscal years for school districts to expand in-district special education services.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Differing budget plans passed by the state House and Senate this year both would start allotting sports betting tax revenue to the athletic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
—David A. Lieb, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Past management teams have cut down on the labor allotted to stores, helping profit margins at the cost of burning out baristas and slowing service.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 June 2025
The bill also allots an additional $60 million in the next two fiscal years for school districts to expand in-district special education services.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allot. Accessed 3 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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