allotted

Definition of allottednext
past tense of allot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of allotted Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta’s top pick, Virginia outfielder AJ Gracia, agreed to sign for $3,997,500, much less than the $6,675,300 allotted for the ninth overall pick. Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The House Administration Committee was allotted $10 billion in the House’s budget resolution for election law reforms, as the committee has oversight authority of federal elections. Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026 Instead, an equipment staffer lugged a bag of balls into a side training room and was allotted an hour to massage the footballs to the preferred specifications. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The press corps aren’t allotted much space in the White House. Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 During that part of the meeting, attendees who sign up to speak during the meeting are allotted three minutes to address the board. Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 And then another and another, nearly doubling the time allotted, thrilled to be exploring the connections between past and present. Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotted
Verb
  • The nearly $170 billion allocated to public schools across America was never intended to last forever.
    Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The state’s Project Homekey has allocated nearly a billion dollars toward supportive housing, creating 2,749 affordable homes for folks with behavioral health challenges at risk of homelessness — issues often tied up in a ball with addiction.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters that the agency had more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After being assigned full-time to the Highway Interdiction Unit, Bosco and Deputy Samuelson became one of the most successful K9 teams in the region, regularly busting drug traffickers traveling along highways and interstates in LaPorte County.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rising adoption of rooftop and distributed solar systems in South Africa is reducing national grid demand, squeezing utilities’ revenues and prompting interest in diversification.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Produced by Roth’s independent label The Horror Section, Ice Cream Man is being distributed by Iconic Releasing and playing at 1,700 domestic locations.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotted. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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