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
While the Academy does not publicly share an official cutoff time for speeches, Oscar winners are typically allotted 45 seconds (a limit only occasionally enforced).
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EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
An eye poke late in the third round paused the contest for the full five minutes Cejudo was allotted to recover from the foul.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The exceptions were Kentucky and Vermont, which received around 3 percent of the seats in the House, and Maine, which had about 4 percent of the total after Congress allotted the new state seven of Massachusetts's previous 20 seats.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
The Armed Services Committee could propose $150 billion in new spending, while the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee would be allotted $20 billion and the Environment and Public Works Committee $1 billion.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
An eye poke late in the third round paused the contest for the full five minutes Cejudo was allotted to recover from the foul.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The exceptions were Kentucky and Vermont, which received around 3 percent of the seats in the House, and Maine, which had about 4 percent of the total after Congress allotted the new state seven of Massachusetts's previous 20 seats.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
The Armed Services Committee could propose $150 billion in new spending, while the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee would be allotted $20 billion and the Environment and Public Works Committee $1 billion.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allot
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Increased Profitability: With lower initial costs, entrepreneurs can allocate more resources toward customer acquisition and marketing.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Many, worried about a worst case scenario being realized, have allocated more toward Treasurys and gold, as well as other liquid, defensive areas.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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Everybody plays numerous parts, assigned without regard to gender (there’s even a cameo for Fleming), but the anchors are Cumming’s Cholmondeley, the nerd who came up the audacious idea, and Hodgson’s Montagu, the operation’s main manager and salesman.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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If participants could not be clearly assigned to one type of diet, they were excluded.—
Anna Bader,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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When Are April 2025 Benefits Paid? Retirement checks are distributed throughout the month, based on the recipient's birth date and the duration of their benefit payments.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Despite being distributed by Prime Video, the show is 100% independently owned and operated.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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