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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The Lakers signed former Vanderbilt forward AJ Okereke to a two-way contract on Sunday, filling their allotted three two-way deals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
That’s mainly due to the NBA’s rising salary cap, the allotted fund used to pay players on each team, which was $70 million 10 years ago and is now $165 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
I was taking double the oranges I was allotted at each snack station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Some contestants take that as a challenge to cram as many ideas as possible into their allotted time.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
In the few hours allotted to sleep each night, C.P. battled nightmare visions of betrayal and retribution.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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