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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Government money has already been allotted to help the development of the Central Docks area.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The cost of simply extending the expiring 2017 cuts will cost $4.7 trillion, according to the Congressional Budget Office — more than the $4.5 trillion the House budget resolution has allotted.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
The first round of cancellations, which began on the evening of February 28, focused mainly on grants that included a DEI component or involved transgender participants; officials at the agency were also told to cut off funding to projects that allot money to China.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
More importantly, the template should include all the information necessary for you to get started: the CAB meeting dates and location, the agenda and how much time you are allotted, content submission and review dates, etc.
—Eyal Danon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The cost of simply extending the expiring 2017 cuts will cost $4.7 trillion, according to the Congressional Budget Office — more than the $4.5 trillion the House budget resolution has allotted.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
The first round of cancellations, which began on the evening of February 28, focused mainly on grants that included a DEI component or involved transgender participants; officials at the agency were also told to cut off funding to projects that allot money to China.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
More importantly, the template should include all the information necessary for you to get started: the CAB meeting dates and location, the agenda and how much time you are allotted, content submission and review dates, etc.
—Eyal Danon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for allot
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allot. Accessed 25 Mar. 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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