allotted
Americanadjective
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assigned as a portion to some person or group or for some purpose.
The allotted time for this task is 25 minutes.
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divided or distributed by share or portion; parceled out.
Many students have complained about the poorly allotted parking spaces at the university.
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Etymology
Origin of allotted
Explanation
Allotted means given as a share of something. Hopefully you will be happy with your allotted share of candy on Halloween. Something that's allotted is distributed, or shared, like your allotted number of pizza slices. It can also mean your share of a job; on family clean-up day, your allotted task could be taking out the garbage. The Germanic word loter, "lot" or "share," is at the root of allotted. A plus loter form the Old French aloter, "to divide into lots." When you're spelling allotted remember to double up the ls and the ts.
Vocabulary lists containing allotted
Bridge to Terabithia
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Example Sentences
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That is similar to a 206,000-barrel daily increase announced in March and April, subtracting the portion allotted to the UAE.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
After the Civil War, Congress dissolved the reservations and land was allotted to the individuals who lived there as federal law weakened or abolished tribal governments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
One undisputed example of contracts that went awry is $6 million allotted to AllHere, a tech startup that was hired to design an all-purpose, artificial intelligence chatbot for L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Wolf Alice, winning best group, used their allotted stage time to make a plea for the "pubs, clubs and grassroots venues where we quite literally learned to play our instruments and write our songs".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Each was allotted a specific amount of time, and Amelie had been deadly serious when she told them the microphone would be turned off if they went so much as one second over.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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