as in allocated
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 allotted
The Raiders used only a minute or two of the eight allotted before turning in their card to the NFL for Mendoza.
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In Round 2, teams will have seven minutes to choose their players, and during Rounds 3-6, they will be allotted five minutes.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Bass allotted roughly $29 million for the department in her budget proposal released Monday.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
When funds are available because a different project came in under the amount it had been allotted, the county is able to move those funds to another project.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Taylor Frankie Paul has filed a counter temporary restraining order against ex Dakota Mortensen — both of whom have accused each other of recent domestic violence — as a judge issued a temporary custody arrangement dictating how much time she’s allotted with their toddler son.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Each astronaut has two nonwater beverages allotted to them per day, according to NASA.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
For the past decade, the Rock Hall has allotted one spot on the shortlist for a capital-H hip-hop artist.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
The deal did not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement or border security operations through Customs and Border Protection, although those DHS agencies have funding allotted through 2029 via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In Round 2, teams will have seven minutes to choose their players, and during Rounds 3-6, they will be allotted five minutes.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Bass allotted roughly $29 million for the department in her budget proposal released Monday.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
When funds are available because a different project came in under the amount it had been allotted, the county is able to move those funds to another project.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Taylor Frankie Paul has filed a counter temporary restraining order against ex Dakota Mortensen — both of whom have accused each other of recent domestic violence — as a judge issued a temporary custody arrangement dictating how much time she’s allotted with their toddler son.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Each astronaut has two nonwater beverages allotted to them per day, according to NASA.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
For the past decade, the Rock Hall has allotted one spot on the shortlist for a capital-H hip-hop artist.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
The deal did not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement or border security operations through Customs and Border Protection, although those DHS agencies have funding allotted through 2029 via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotted
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Gates at O’Hare are allocated by how much an airline flew the previous year, incentivizing airlines to add flights.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The report noted that the government had allocated 102 million Australian dollars ($73 million) to increase security at Jewish sites including synagogues and schools.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Senga’s $75 million, five-year contract, which runs through the 2027 season, specifies the pitcher cannot be assigned to the minor leagues without his consent.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both Edström and Rempe would have to clear waivers to be assigned to AHL Hartford, which is a risk New York would rather not take, but their places in the lineup seem to be in jeopardy after Chmelař and Sýkora seized their fourth-line spots late in the season.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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How to best address the cross-border problem of whose rules apply when validators, liquidity providers, and end users are globally distributed?—
Bob Diamond,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Torres-Ortiz allegedly collected the packages and took them to secondary locations where Edgar Castro Perez and Arroyo-Robles allegedly stored them until the cocaine was distributed further, federal officials claimed.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotted. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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