allots

verb

present tense third-person singular of allot
as in allocates
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 allots When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allots
  1. allocates
  2. assigns
  3. distributes
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  • Lucas said each year the City Council allocates more than 25% of its annual operating revenue to fund the Police Department, yet the agency struggles each year with paying legal settlements.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • For example, the bill creates incentives to accelerate housing supply development, revitalize vacant commercial properties into residences, and even allocates funds towards innovations that further create more housing supply.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of allocates
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  • This metadata names the component and assigns it a generation number that is incremented each time a new security fix ships.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
  • Our methodology assigns a weight to each category based on how frequently the states cite it as a selling point.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of assigns
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  • Highline Warren manufactures and distributes aftermarket products for automotive maintenance.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • The cleats were purchased last year by Take to the Universe (TTU), a Japanese company that distributes beauty and wellness products in Japan and throughout Asia.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of distributes

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“Allots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allots. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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