ALLOTTED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

allotted

verb

Definition of allotted

past tense of allot

as in allocated

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 allotted Any veal raised or sold in California must now come from calves allotted at least 43 square feet of living space each. — Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 11 Nov. 2026 Based on the percentage of votes cast, each party is then allotted a certain number of representatives in the Knesset. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Nov. 2026 Or the money is being allotted to different charitable organizations. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026 The daylong program would be divided into ten-minute segments, with one lighting cue and one sound cue allotted for each. — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026 The Pirates, Meyer said, do not spend all the money they are allotted to sign draft picks. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The research and design process for the makeup was allotted 18 months prior to principal photography, so Dunckley had the opportunity to get the execution down to a science. — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026 According to the event agenda, organizers set aside 40 minutes for public comment, with each speaker allotted two to three minutes. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Aldridge was only allotted 15 minutes with the famous singer, and was inspired by old photo booth pictures of Warhol. — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Graf allocated 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on June 21, 2028.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
In Europe, ambitious projects increasingly get financed through multi-territory co-productions, with the budget raised from several countries and production spending allocated accordingly.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

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Early this month, the Miami Herald hitched a ride aboard the Doyle, a 154-foot fast-response cutter, one of five such ships assigned to Coast Guard Sector San Juan.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
But once in Korea, the friends would be assigned to different battalions and see each other only occasionally in rear areas, Foley says.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

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Widely considered as the first summer blockbuster, the film revolutionized how Hollywood distributed its big-budget spectacles.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026
Because health programs save lives, they should be distributed based on need, not on parochial, transactional American demands.

— Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2026

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