Used in a Sentence

allotted

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for allotted.

Editorial note

Saturated means that you've filled (or can fill at will) the time you've allotted and targeted, not 100% of your possible time.

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Quick take

given as a task

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of allotted gathered in one view.

adjective

given as a task

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for allotted.

adjective

given as a task

Example sentences

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Saturated means that you've filled (or can fill at will) the time you've allotted and targeted, not 100% of your possible time.

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Consider this: when you are faced with the choice, the allotted money is already under the boxes.

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No libertarian likes the loopholes that corporations are allotted in terms of liberty over individual citizens.

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This year there was an even more massive oversubscription, and the visas were allotted by lottery.

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Those who can afford it will almost always value the convenience and privacy allotted by automobiles.

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They intentionally designed the test so that you can't finish it in the allotted time.

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While you have 4U, how much power do you have allotted to that 4U?

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The only limitation that one might run into is the maximum memory allotted for shared messages -- but that's a configurable value.

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Additionally, many lecturers have office hours - time specifically allotted to meet with students.

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After a couple weeks of StayFocusd, I was very rarely spending more than my allotted one hour from 8am-7pm on those sites.

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If you do the race at a slow walk, 2 miles per hour, you'll do the 100 miles in much less than the allotted 60 hours.

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Let's prioritize them and see how many we can get through in the time we have allotted to the log in page project.

Quote examples

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To their delight, the government believed their story about an “accident” and allotted them a new tire-making machine.

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This after they've supposedly "paid" their debt to society by serving their allotted jail sentence.

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And then there's Parkinson's Law, "work expands to fill the time allotted to it".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use allotted in a sentence?

Saturated means that you've filled (or can fill at will) the time you've allotted and targeted, not 100% of your possible time.

What does allotted mean?

given as a task

What part of speech is allotted?

allotted is commonly used as adjective.