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allot

[uh-lot] / əˈlɒt /


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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

Passive indexes that allot the greatest influence to the biggest companies do nothing to aid in capital allocation for the broader economy, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

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

The government wouldn’t allot valuable rations to a dead woman.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

When you watch the film, you’ll see how selfish the Denzel character is in his space, even how he allots himself an hour of practice, no distractions, every day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

He allots to the British Empire 21 per cent of the land surface of the world.

From Are the Planets Inhabited? by E. Walter (Edward Walter) Maunder

Hampered by a hip injury, Payne limped through only a third of his allotted distance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Mileva discovered that Madelyn used all of her allotted daily half-hour of iPad time to talk to the chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

She mostly stuck to the allotted time limits while Bass repeatedly whined that she wasn’t given enough time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

But Markie’s getting the house in the divorce settlement; he’ll stay put and his parents will move in and out according to their allotted time with him.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

To make her own job as a teacher sustainable, she follows strict rules about allotting time to read student work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Industry veterans say most major hotels around Los Angeles have probably already made deals allotting blocks of 2028 rooms to organizers of the Games or independent tour operators like Roadtrips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

The Senate has proposed allotting $12 million in its capital budget to the facility.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 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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