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allot

[uh-lot] / əˈlɒt /


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The ladies agree to allot 20 minutes to grousing about their aches and pains, and then they have to move on to some appointed discussion topic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Passive indexes that allot the greatest influence to the biggest companies do nothing to aid in capital allocation for the broader economy, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

On Tuesday, Drakeford will allot money for government departments for 2026-27.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

This doesn’t just invite some fantastic conversations, but recontexualizes the rights we allot to non-human creatures.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

He doesn’t allot quality time to his relatives either. absence.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

But the equal-weighted version of the index allots an equal weighting to each stock in the index, making it a better gauge of how the average S&P 500 stock is doing.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

I opted for a $100 annual plan that allots me two terabytes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

The Oscars are notorious for running well over the three-and-a-half-hour time period ABC allots for the telecast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025

You have to book time there, even if you’re a hotel guest, as the hotel allots some spots to the public.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022

The most conspicuous of these monuments is that which tradition allots to Absalom, close to this other which we have just described.

From The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope

She has been allotted a third-floor apartment but climbing stairs is painful because of a metal rod in her leg after an operation.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

This extra funding is drawn down from the state’s general fund — so it adds to the total allotted for education.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Mileva discovered that Madelyn used all of her allotted daily half-hour of iPad time to talk to the chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

And those visits often run over their allotted time, meaning that primary care doctors are often behind.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

At this rate, I’ll have burned through the rest of the $1,200 I’ve allotted for my life in Minneapolis in less than a week.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Take Jeffery Haynes, 40, who said he is allotting four to five hours to playing “GTA 6” on Nov. 19 — including during work hours.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

To make her own job as a teacher sustainable, she follows strict rules about allotting time to read student work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Seventy-three percent of consumers nationally said they are concerned about rising prices for everyday purchases and are allotting higher budgets for nondiscretionary expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024

This comes on the heels of Congress allotting funds for the department's "Food is Medicine" effort, created in order to "develop a federal strategy to reduce nutrition-related chronic illnesses."

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024

After some prodding by Dad, the motion on allotting work finally was introduced and passed.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey


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