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allot
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to give as a share or portion each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate Synonyms allocate, allow, apportion, assign, distribute, lot, ration Related Words admeasure, administer, deal, dispense, divide, dole out, hand out, measure, mete (out), meter, parcel (out), part, portion, prorate, share (out), split; accord, award, give, grant; earmark, reserve; chip in, contribute, donate; reallocate, reapportion, reassign, redistribute Near Antonyms begrudge, deny, deprive (of); keep, retain, stint, withhold; appropriate, arrogate, confiscate
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