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  • past participle of allot.
  • past tense form of allot.
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allotted

[uh-lot-id] / əˈlɒt ɪd /




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In May, the powerful Imperial Irrigation District nixed Rucci’s plan to buy farmland, leave it fallow and use the allotted water from the Colorado River to cool the data center.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Proceedings drew intense interest from the public, and some lined up overnight to earn a wristband for one of just 14 seats allotted for spectators.

From BBC Jul. 11, 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

In exhibit space, he told them, the fair would be at least one-third larger than what the French had allotted in Paris.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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