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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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 state’s proposed budget allots roughly $22 million for the rate increases.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023

Included is a provision that allots $15 million to the IRS to make plans for a free direct e-file tax return system.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022

And Panyasis the epic poet allots the first cup of wine to the Graces, the Hours, and Bacchus; the second to Venus, and again to Bacchus; the third to Insolence and Destruction.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us