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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

They disagree on how to allot necessary water cuts and other issues, including how much water should be released downstream from Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

On Tuesday, Drakeford will allot money for government departments for 2026-27.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

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

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

You have to book time there, even if you’re a hotel guest, as the hotel allots some spots to the public.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022

To those ladies the queen allots apartments, and they live very handsomely and comfortably, though I should think they would have rather lonely times, amid the melancholy grandeur and stillness of that deserted old palace.

From Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children by Grace Greenwood

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

This all makes for a more productive and thorough visit within the short time allotted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

Static exercises mean you’re holding one position and staying still for the allotted amount of time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Nearly half of the hour allotted by Voldemort for his surrender had elapsed.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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

Seventy-three percent of consumers nationally said they are concerned about rising prices for everyday purchases and are allotting higher budgets for nondiscretionary expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024

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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