as in to allocate
to give as a share or portion
each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate
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Recent Examples of allot
Yet a 2024 Pew Research Center survey found that nearly half of American workers don’t take all the vacation days they’ve been allotted.
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Karen Tan, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Most schools are allotting about 75 percent of that to football.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Connor dealt with injuries throughout the majority of his college career, but a redshirt year and COVID-19 campaign allotted him six seasons.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
However, the public defense funding doesn’t need to be spent on Prop. 36 cases, and probation departments in the state say the $15 million they’re allotted for pretrial services is negated by a simultaneous $20 million cut in existing funding for pretrial services.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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Karen Tan, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Most schools are allotting about 75 percent of that to football.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Connor dealt with injuries throughout the majority of his college career, but a redshirt year and COVID-19 campaign allotted him six seasons.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
However, the public defense funding doesn’t need to be spent on Prop. 36 cases, and probation departments in the state say the $15 million they’re allotted for pretrial services is negated by a simultaneous $20 million cut in existing funding for pretrial services.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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The final tally allocated 2,076 shares at $250 each, 173 shares at $2,500 each, 148 shares at $5,000 each and154 shares at $25,000 each, according to the filing.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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For the Western Slope’s water managers, low streamflows mean weekly calls and intense coordination to ensure the water that is available is allocated efficiently and with maximum benefit.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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About 145 fire personnel were assigned to the Bronco Fire, according to the team.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Preeti and her baby were assigned one of the program’s ten beds in the next room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Half of it will be distributed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, while the other half will flow to states to then send to hospitals.—
Meg Cunningham,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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But several experts told Newsweek that excluding people living in the country without legal status from the head count used to allocate congressional seats among the states and determine how federal funding is distributed would run afoul of the U.S. Constitution.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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