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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

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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

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Water utilities should also consider a large-user tariff or capacity charge that assigns more of the dedicated infrastructure cost to the customer creating the demand.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
After downloading an app and registering members of your team (which must be an even number of players), the computer randomly assigns your run of games for the evening.

— Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

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