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
The only catch is that teams are allotted only two incoming and two outgoing cash-for-player trades.
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
Three words with similar meanings neatly fit the definition, and the spaces allotted, for [Aboveboard].
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Each eligible graduate will be allotted seven guest tickets to their specific commencement ceremony, according to Sacramento State.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
Follow the money: So far, City Council has allotted up to $7 million toward all of the costs related to the cyberattack's aftermath.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
Three words with similar meanings neatly fit the definition, and the spaces allotted, for [Aboveboard].
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Each eligible graduate will be allotted seven guest tickets to their specific commencement ceremony, according to Sacramento State.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
Follow the money: So far, City Council has allotted up to $7 million toward all of the costs related to the cyberattack's aftermath.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allot
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In three years, the U.S. Congress has allocated more than $175 billion in security and development assistance to Kyiv, according to the Congressional Research Service.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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While side hustles are a major way children are saving up money, many are also allocating their allowances to their savings — especially when considering that 62 percent of 6-year-olds receive an allowance and 80 percent of children receive one by the age of 14.—
Kanika Talwar,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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McNulty was part of the agency's elite Public Health Associate Program, assigned to the Iowa Cancer Consortium, a small group working on statewide efforts to combat what is the country's second-highest cancer rate.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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Robot vacuums with mopping features can easily transition between mopping and regular vacuuming based on the needs assigned by the user and tend to have a comparable cost to more traditional robot vacuums.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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According to Lyons Magnus, the recalled products were distributed primarily to long-term care facilities and were not available for retail.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The winery distributed 1,800 bottles of 18-year brandy and 900 bottles of 25-year brandy to the Midwestern epicenter of brandy.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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