Meaning & use
Allots
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Distributes or assigns something, such as time, money, or resources, to a particular person or purpose.
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The budget allots a fixed sum to each department at the start of the fiscal year.
The schedule allots thirty minutes for questions after each presentation.
A note on using this word
Allots is the third-person singular present tense of 'allot,' from Old French 'aloter,' meaning to divide by lots.
Words with a similar meaning
allocatesapportions
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Words with an opposite meaning
withholds
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