allot

verb

al·lot | \ ə-ˈlät

allotted; allotting

Definition of allot

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

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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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Round up for taxi fares and allot a few euros for bellhops, housekeeping, and room service. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "The Right Way to Tip All Over the World," 22 May 2019 The council's appropriations committee shows another $1,200 was allotted that year for 10 guests to attend the annual Derby soiree for the Kentucky Minority Scholarship Fund Inc. last year. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "Councilwoman's loss seen as warning on using tax dollars for tickets," 24 May 2018 The aid is part of $2.5 billion allotted to assist schools in areas affected by natural disasters last year, including Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Texas and California. — Annie Martin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Florida to receive $84.5 million in federal disaster aid," 17 May 2018 These women defied the one-dimensional tropes often allotted to minorities thanks to filmmaking worthy of their talent. — Kyndall Cunningham, Glamour, "The Oscar Race Is All About Gaga vs. Glenn—But What About Women of Color?," 22 Jan. 2019 Apparently the city had allotted $400,000 for the program to use by June, but at the time of cancellation only $130,000 had been spent. — Aditi Shrikant, Vox, "As bus ridership continues to decrease, cities are turning to creative alternatives.," 5 Nov. 2018 The on bit causes the chip to allot data in a larger chunk of memory than is needed. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Bluetooth bugs bite millions of Wi-Fi APs from Cisco, Meraki, and Aruba," 1 Nov. 2018 That movie, like a prudent judge, kindly allotted an equal share of emotional oomph to each parent. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "The Borderland Brutality of “Sicario 2: Soldado”," 9 July 2017 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

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