allotted; allotting
1
: to assign as a share or portion
allot 10 minutes for the speech
2
: to distribute by or as if by lot
allot seats to the press
allotter
noun
Examples of allot in a Sentence
Each speaker will be allotted 15 minutes.
The newspaper will allot a full page to each of the three mayoral candidates.
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Mark Gibbons, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
She’s allotted exactly one family member of note, her mother Gail (Sissy Spacek), and the dynamic between them is defined entirely by that one specific incident of abuse.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
The nonprofit was allotted $2.35 million from the city from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2023.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Protests erupted across the city in summer 2020, calling for a reduction in taxpayer dollars allotted to the Chicago Police Department and to end brutality from police officers.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allot. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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allot
verb
al·lot
ə-ˈlät 
allotted; allotting
: to assign as a share or portion
allot 10 minutes for the speech
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