allotted

allot | American Dictionary

allot
verb[ T ]
us/əˈlɑt/-tt-
to give a share of something for a particular purpose:
The board allotted $5000 to the recreation center.

allotment

noun[ C/U ]us/əˈlɑt·mənt/
[ U ]There are huge differences in the allotment of highway funds around the state.

allotted

adjective[ not gradable ]us/əˈlɑt̬·ɪd/
Use only the allotted time.

allot | Business English

allot
verb[ T ]
uk /əˈlɒt/us-tt-
to give a share of something to someone or something to use for a particular purpose:
allot sth to sb/sth for sth$150,000 has been allotted to the museum for renovations.

Examples of allot

allot
Between 1862 and 1872, the federal government spent millions of dollars and allotted over 100 million acres of land to railroad corporations.
In other words, in the optimal-sized market, each worker could be fully employed in the task that was allotted to him.
Nonetheless, local authorities wished to allot these central government's funds to more construction sites than the national grant program designated.
The magic pebble was prepared in a garden allotted by the king.
In the control group, subjects solved the 24 math problems one at a time, with 60 seconds allotted for each problem.
Some indigenous families who were inhabitants of this area were also allotted land, but most of it was later lost to the settlers.
For example, the time allotted by the institution for the musikdidaktik subject affected the trainee-content relation by hindering or giving room for activity-based teaching forms.
The surgeon may also specify any limitations on the procedures that can be performed or on the operating time that will be allotted.
The five treatments were allotted randomly to each field.
Each firm is allotted a portion of total credit proportional to the collateral it can provide, that is, its capital stock.
This change illustrated the will to centralize treatment, allot specific resources and standardize practices based on common reference systems.
Even so, the time eventually allotted for the task was pinched.
Note how in both manuscripts the annal takes up more space than allotted for one year.
Officials may transfer wasteland to village pasture so that it cannot be allotted to a landless person.
Collectors can still allot land for industry or agro-industry over the ceiling limit.
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