allotted
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al·lot
(ə-lŏt′)tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots
1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.
2. To assign as a portion; allocate: allotted 20 minutes to each speaker.
[Middle English alotten, from Old French aloter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + lot, portion (of Germanic origin).]
al·lot′ter n.
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Adj. | 1. | allotted - given as a task; "her allotted chores" assigned - appointed to a post or duty; "assigned personnel"; "assigned duties" |
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allotted
verb assigned, given, allocated, designated, set aside, earmarked, apportioned Meetings tend to expand to fill their allotted time.
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