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allots

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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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

In an 8-0 vote Tuesday, the Metropolitan King County Council approved budget legislation that allots $1 million to the Seattle International Film Festival, specifically earmarked for the reopening of the Cinerama theater in Belltown.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

"Like, what does that look like? Because each state allots some money so they would get that money, I would assume."

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2022

Some explanation seems to be required of an arrangement which allots extraordinarily high promotion in the State of Dulness to a real and prodigious effort of mental energy.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various