as in to allocate
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 allot
For a three-year period, through the next fiscal year, California has been allotted funding worth more than $18.2 million, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Differing budget plans passed by the state House and Senate this year both would start allotting sports betting tax revenue to the athletic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
—David A. Lieb, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Past management teams have cut down on the labor allotted to stores, helping profit margins at the cost of burning out baristas and slowing service.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 June 2025
The bill also allots an additional $60 million in the next two fiscal years for school districts to expand in-district special education services.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Differing budget plans passed by the state House and Senate this year both would start allotting sports betting tax revenue to the athletic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
—David A. Lieb, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Past management teams have cut down on the labor allotted to stores, helping profit margins at the cost of burning out baristas and slowing service.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 June 2025
The bill also allots an additional $60 million in the next two fiscal years for school districts to expand in-district special education services.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allot
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Roughly $106 million in federal funds that support underserved children are in limbo for Tennessee after the U.S. Department of Education missed a key deadline to allocate the money.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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The third would appropriate relief and recovery funding to assist Hill Country flood victims, including allocating local match funding for jurisdictions eligible for FEMA public assistance.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Colonel Freeman Martin said during the Sunday press conference that there are 230 DPS personnel assigned to Kerr County.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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As of Friday afternoon, 608 personnel, four helicopters, 46 fire engines and seven bulldozers had been assigned to fight the fire.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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It will be distributed inside Gate A, the Royals said.—
Pete Grathoff
July 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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The uncertain state of Tehran highlights the trickiness of distributing a TV show ripped from geopolitical headlines — particularly when that distributor has a much larger business around the world than just airing television shows.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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