allotted

American  

[uh-lot-id] / əˈlɒt ɪd /

adjective

1. assigned as a portion to some person or group or for some purpose.

   The allotted time for this task is 25 minutes.

2. 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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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of allot.

Other Word Forms

• unallotted adjective
• well-allotted adjective

Etymology

Origin of allotted

allot ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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.

Example Sentences

“I want to yell,” said Arvizu, who spoke for the remainder of his allotted three minutes before sitting down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Pheu Thai was allotted nine minister jobs, including agriculture, labour, education and social development.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Under gargantuan pressure, she clinched the sole Olympic women’s figure skating berth allotted to Russia to compete as an Individual Neutral Athlete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

"Without a robust and urgent roadmap, there is a real risk this inquiry will not be able to fulfil its statutory objectives in the allotted time," she warned.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

“The only question, really, is how are we to spend the brief time that is allotted us?”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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