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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

The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to allot nearly $4 million to remove graffiti and secure an unfinished downtown Los Angeles skyscraper, which has been heavily tagged in recent weeks.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2024

He doesn’t allot quality time to his relatives either. absence.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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

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

I cannot look—my sight grows dim— While Fate allots, unequally, The living woman’s self to him, The mirrored form to me.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 by Various

Unfortunately, the beginning of Twin Peaks’ set at 4:30 p.m. was plagued by technical issues, highlighted by an extensive sound check that leaked into the first 10 minutes of their allotted time on stage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

And those visits often run over their allotted time, meaning that primary care doctors are often behind.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

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

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

The admiral checked his pocket watch, as if this conversation had just run over its allotted time.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Ferrari is in the enviable position of allotting Purosangue sales to its well-regarded clients, collectors and other Friends of Enzo.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

The scene is a foreshadow, and signals that the novel will compress time, dwelling on certain details or events, while allotting mere lines to other pivotal moments, or allowing them to occur offstage, in passing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2025

Some church members cautioned him against speaking out in support of migrants or allotting more church resources to them.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2024

This comes on the heels of Congress allotting funds for the department's "Food is Medicine" effort, created in order to "develop a federal strategy to reduce nutrition-related chronic illnesses."

From Salon Jan. 31, 2024

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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