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
As Purdue updates its plans, IU has allotted hundreds of millions of dollars to build multiple major facilities, including an 11-story School of Medicine building and a 4,500-seat athletics center, on its downtown campus in the next few years.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
One example: Earlier this month, Texas passed a law that increases by $100 million the amount allotted to movies and TV shows every two years.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Critics are increasingly branding Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a failure, including lawmakers fiercely debating how much funding to allot next year to the controversial agency.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
The federal government allotted funding to construct an assay office in Boise in response, breaking ground in 1870 and opening in 1872.
—Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2025
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
One example: Earlier this month, Texas passed a law that increases by $100 million the amount allotted to movies and TV shows every two years.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Critics are increasingly branding Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a failure, including lawmakers fiercely debating how much funding to allot next year to the controversial agency.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
The federal government allotted funding to construct an assay office in Boise in response, breaking ground in 1870 and opening in 1872.
—Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2025
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County records show commissioners allocated about $270,000 to the A3 Foundation over the last two years, utilizing funds reserved for charities and nonprofit events.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Third Way’s report also said Democrats should work on initiatives like allocating federal land to build data centers, attracting foreign AI talent, and adopting robots for government services like parks management and public sanitation.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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The two groups were randomly assigned to one of two lifestyle programs that ran for two years.—
Alice Park,
Time,
30 July 2025
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Islam, who had joined the NYPD three and a half years ago, was assigned to this precinct.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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Much of the aid used to go in through a system coordinated by the United Nations, which distributed it at hundreds of sites across the Gaza Strip.—
Samuel Granados,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The alert covers products distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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