Definition of allot
allotted
;allotting
transitive verb
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
nounFrom the M-W Editors
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.
Recent Examples of allot from the Web
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The Senate, which has fewer district offices to protect, has not yet allotted such money.
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Canada has allotted almost $250 million to this cause, and that’s less than half of the money Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has pledged.
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The total amount that could be allotted to eligible states under the program is $8 billion.
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Each team is allotted a 30-minute walkthrough and an hour of practice before the meet.
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And then there’s the opioid epidemic sweeping the country, an enormously complicated issue, to which the Senate bill allotted $2 billion over 10 years.
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American allots 31 inches, United between 30 and 31 inches.
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The bride (who apparently has very expensive taste) fell for a wedding dress priced at $10,500, which happened to be twice the amount allotted in her wedding budget for a dress.
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For all 20 of his orders on this day, Peapod has allotted nine hours and 20 minutes.
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Origin and Etymology of allot
Middle English alotten, from Anglo-French aloter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + lot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hlot lot
ALLOT Defined for English Language Learners
allot
playDefinition of allot for English Language Learners
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: to give someone (an amount of something) to use or have
ALLOT Defined for Kids
allot
playDefinition of allot for Students
allotted
;allotting
: to give out as a share or portion She finished the test in the time allotted.
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