allot
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allocate, allow, apportion, assign, distribute, lot, ration
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That was particularly significant for a candidate who was only allotted a few seconds of free television airtime each day. — Peter Prengaman, The Seattle Times, "A rise from marginal lawmaker to presidential front-runner," 27 Oct. 2018 The measure also called for allotting about $2 million over five years for grants to help cover tuition for older students who are close to finishing degrees and need financial help. — Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, "500 Baltimore public school students accepted in free community college program," 25 June 2018 The formula used by Republicans for allotting delegates is based on municipal vote totals in the last gubernatorial election for the GOP candidates. — Neil Vigdor, courant.com, "Tip Sheet: What You Need To Know About The State GOP Convention," 11 May 2018 The package would allot $563.4 million for immigration judges, about $58 million more than the year before. — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, "White House, Democrats Float Proposals to End Shutdown, but Wide Gaps Remain," 20 Jan. 2019 Swedish moms, for example, are allotted almost 69 paid weeks, while Estonia provides a whopping 87. — Kaitlin Menza, Redbook, "Everything You Need to Know Before Voting in the Midterm Elections," 10 Oct. 2018 The half page that Northam was allotted in the yearbook includes three pictures, including one of him in a suit. — Ben Finley, The Seattle Times, "Yearbook staff disagree on whether racist photo was mix-up," 6 Feb. 2019 The department received about 100,000 requests for H-2B visas on Jan. 1, three times greater than the 33,000 visas allotted by law for the six-month period that includes the summer. — Eric Morath, WSJ, "Labor Secretary Calls for Overhaul of Low-Skill Immigration System," 18 Jan. 2019 For an example of what Manne was talking about, look no further than a now-famous rant delivered by Sen. Lindsey Graham during his time allotted to questioning Kavanaugh during the hearing. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "The 9 thinkers who made sense of 2018’s chaos," 27 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'allot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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