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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According to financial statements from Take-Two, the organization appears to have allotted for a $74.5 million marketing budget beginning in April, which is when the next fiscal year begins.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Estimates are, Schools will be allowed to distribute as much as $20.5 million to student-athletes, but this will vary from school to school, conference to conference and schools will be able to allot different amounts to different sports.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
What most struck me at the time, though, was that the landlord had allotted just one svelte closet for the entire unit.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2025
Since 2023, there has been a 9 percent increase in venture capital funds allotting at least $500 million to health care, according to Silicon Valley Bank—and since 2019, the number of AI deals in health care has grown at twice the rate of AI deals in the broader tech sector.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Estimates are, Schools will be allowed to distribute as much as $20.5 million to student-athletes, but this will vary from school to school, conference to conference and schools will be able to allot different amounts to different sports.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
What most struck me at the time, though, was that the landlord had allotted just one svelte closet for the entire unit.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2025
Since 2023, there has been a 9 percent increase in venture capital funds allotting at least $500 million to health care, according to Silicon Valley Bank—and since 2019, the number of AI deals in health care has grown at twice the rate of AI deals in the broader tech sector.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allot. Accessed 8 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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