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
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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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The time allotted for updating the rules is coming to an end.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
While there will be no opening statements from the two vice presidential candidates, each will be allotted two minutes for closing remarks, according to debate rules from CBS News.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots electoral votes to the 50 states and the District of Columbia largely based on their population.
—George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Twenty-one of them provide paid time off and allot, on average, two hours for employees to make it to the polls, vote and return to work.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
While there will be no opening statements from the two vice presidential candidates, each will be allotted two minutes for closing remarks, according to debate rules from CBS News.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots electoral votes to the 50 states and the District of Columbia largely based on their population.
—George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Twenty-one of them provide paid time off and allot, on average, two hours for employees to make it to the polls, vote and return to work.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allot. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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