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allotted
[ uh-lot-id ]
adjective
- assigned as a portion to some person or group or for some purpose:
The allotted time for this task is 25 minutes.
- divided or distributed by share or portion; parceled out:
Many students have complained about the poorly allotted parking spaces at the university.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of allot ( def ).
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Other Words From
- un·al·lot·ted adjective
- well-al·lot·ted adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of allotted1
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Example Sentences
[Laughs] Firth: Oh God… And with that, the interview was abruptly ended halfway into my allotted time by the publicist.
They try to scare you straight, and more money needs to be allotted to educate people about HIV/AIDS.
How much longer they work beyond their allotted 30 days is now a matter of unpredictable chance.
However one Maori king has refused to meet the royals saying the 45-minute window he was allotted was not sufficiently respectful.
Thirteen percent of South African land was allotted to black citizens during apartheid.
Each has his "natural liberty," and each in his degree, great or small, receives his allotted reward.
Certain hours are allotted to the ladies' classes, and special terms are made for young men and schoolboys.
We had the satisfaction of accomplishing the task in the allotted time, which not every company was able to do.
Here watches were put up for redemption, disappearing after they had hung their allotted time.
In a purely military camp the soldiers live and sleep in an area of open ground allotted for their sole use.
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