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allot

[uh-lot] / əˈlɒt /


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Let’s say you allot another $1,000 for furniture.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

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

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

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

In 1965, La Cañada’s men waited for the annual arrival of Mexican government officials to allot the bracero slots.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2025

The government wouldn’t allot valuable rations to a dead woman.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

Focusing on McCartney’s first decade in the wake of The Beatles’ disbandment, Neville allots significant attention to the musician’s grit and determination during the formation of Wings, which underwent several lineup changes in the 1970s.

From Salon Feb. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

An $8.2 billion media rights deal signed ahead of the 2015 season allots 65% to the tracks, 25% to the teams and 10% to NASCAR, according to the series.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2023

King Lear immediately allots his daughter on the map, her portion of fields, woods, rivers, and meadows, and asks the same question of the second daughter.

From Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare by V. G. (Vladimir Grigorevich) Chertkov

The most-talked-about New Yorker was made to wait in line just like everyone else for an allotted 90 seconds to speak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

And then another and another, nearly doubling the time allotted, thrilled to be exploring the connections between past and present.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

That’s mainly due to the NBA’s rising salary cap, the allotted fund used to pay players on each team, which was $70 million 10 years ago and is now $165 million.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Local authorities ordered rationing, including a system of QR codes that drivers must show to get their allotted quota of fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Nearly half of the hour allotted by Voldemort for his surrender had elapsed.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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

Industry veterans say most major hotels around Los Angeles have probably already made deals allotting blocks of 2028 rooms to organizers of the Games or independent tour operators like Roadtrips.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

The deal also gives three expired 2017 tax breaks for businesses new legs, allotting $33 billion to benefits related to research and experimental costs, interest deduction, small-business expensing and bonus depreciation.

From Salon Jan. 16, 2024

However, it does have to think about the infrastructure, allotting space for storage and pipes, and making sure the airlines and fuel firms have everything they need.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2023

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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