A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALLOT

Mon, 16 Jan '23
Parcel out
Fri, 6 Jan '23
Dispense
Thu, 4 Aug '22
Dispense
Sat, 19 Mar '22
Parcel
Mon, 19 Jul '21
Apportion
Tue, 13 Jul '21
Apportion
Sat, 22 May '21
Assign
Wed, 24 Feb '21
Distribute, as funds