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allot
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allot
(verb)
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allot
/ə
ˈ
lɑːt/
verb
allots
;
allotted
;
allotting
allot
/ə
ˈ
lɑːt/
verb
allots
;
allotted
;
allotting
Learner's definition of ALLOT
[
+ object
]
:
to give someone (an amount of something) to use or have
Each speaker will be
allotted
15 minutes.
The newspaper will
allot
a full page to each of the three mayoral candidates.
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— allotted
adjective
Most of the students completed the exam in the
allotted
time.
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