allots

verb

Definition of allotsnext
present tense third-person singular of allot
as in allocates
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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  1. allocates
  2. assigns
  3. distributes
Verb
  • The coalition, which allocates community benefit money promised as part of the Baltimore Peninsula development deal, doled out a $190,000 grant to fund the purchase and operation of the 15-seat, handicap-accessible shuttle.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Its main function is to direct funds that Congress allocates to local schools and universities.
    Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of allocates
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  • Hoyt assigns his Cavalry reenactors to pick Native American chiefs and give presentations on them.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Hashing is a term that applies to the practice of passing passwords through a one-way cryptographic algorithm that assigns a long string of characters that’s unique for each unique input of plaintext.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of assigns
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  • The food-grade silicone can withstand temperatures up to 480 degrees Fahrenheit, distributes heat evenly, and prevents baked goods from sticking to the pan.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The campaign, known to have been active now for a worrying four months, uses fake companies to leverage trust and distributes the stealer malware in disguise as a video meeting application.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of distributes
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