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allots

VERB

assign; give portion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate appoint apportion appropriate assign designate distribute earmark set aside

STRONG

admeasure budget cut share slice

WEAK

cut the pie divvy dole mete shell out split up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep refuse reject

WEAK

disallow retain withhold

Example Sentences

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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

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

"Like, what does that look like? Because each state allots some money so they would get that money, I would assume."

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2022

All that is mortal passes; glories die; This hour thy destiny allots thee pain; But for the worker of thy woes remain Those retributions slowly forged on high.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee