allotted

Definition of allottednext
past tense of allot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of allotted Position players are allotted up to 20 days in the minor leagues when placed on a rehab assignment. Katie Woo, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Given the high number of Linux components executed during bootup, listing each of them in these databases isn’t possible, since the dbx is allotted only 32kb of space. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026 In declining the option, the Hawks now have access to all of the $15 million allotted to their nontaxpayer midlevel exception. Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Others also questioned how much time was allotted for those opposing the project, such as Flojaune Cofer, who is running to replace Serna on the board and appears likely to advance to the November general election. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Among those female directors, an overwhelming majority (81%) were allotted budgets below $20 million, while more than a quarter of the films directed by white men exceeded $50 million. Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 The performance tells the true story of Sarah Rector, the 11-year-old Black girl who became a millionaire in 1913 after oil was discovered on land allotted to her family. J.m. Banks june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 Another 20,000 visas are allotted annually through the program to foreign nationals holding advanced degrees. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotted
Verb
  • The government allocated $10 million to develop the site into a tourist attraction.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The increase is consequential because the brands studied allocated more than 63 percent of their advertising budgets to search and social.
    Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Rampersad, a sergeant who was believed to have been killed in Friday's attacks, was assigned to the 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The personal finance site then assigned the cities a score out of 100.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Moreover, the long incubation period for infection means that the crop responsible would have been distributed weeks ago.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • The codes for all containers worldwide are distributed by the Bureau International des Containers (BIC).
    Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotted. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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