allotted

[US]/ə'lɔtid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. designated for a specific purpose; set aside
v. distribute; assign; allocate

Phrases & Collocations

allotted time

allotted budget

allotted resources

Example Sentences

equal time was allotted to each.

metered the allotted gasoline to each vehicle.

A part of this urgent task was allotted to us.

You should accomplish the task within the allotted time.

Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him.

A fixed time is allotted for each question.

the Americans are allotted only a day to do the Yorkshire Moors.

How much time has been allotted to this work?

allotted 20 minutes to each speaker.See Synonyms at assign

Real-world Examples

No national liberality would have allotted to him a nobleman's domain and princely treasure.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

Precincts only reported how many delegates should be allotted, without the underlying vote totals.

Source: New York Times

And yet nobody prolonged his underwater work beyond the time allotted him.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Nearly half of the hour allotted by Voldemort for his surrender had elapsed.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

In the end, I allotted no time towards lectures.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

He was only allotted nine minutes for it, funny enough, despite his central role.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

The profits from the candy sale have been allotted equally to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

All around farms were apportioned and allotted in proportion to the standing of each individual.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

On the other hand, harsh and hard-hearted are the epithets allotted to the creditor.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

During their six- to twelve-week voyage, they survived on barely enough food allotted to them.

Source: Past exam translation questions for the English graduate entrance examination.

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