allotting

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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Exercise Allotting time for exercise is a proven way to improve focus, memory and productivity.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2020

Allotting 30 minutes to one topic should engender more trenchant reportage than most can manage, if Minhaj follows the more academic-minded direction suggested by the fitfully funny first two episodes.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2018

Allotting $100,000 to his campaign, he hired a Chicago studio to make a movie for free distribution to the nation's high schools, youth clubs and other organizations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Allotting, then, two days for the journey, we are not impelled to drive off from Bigorre at any unseasonably early hour.

From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa