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as in subsidies
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
recognizing the importance of the arts in the health of a city, the council increased the allocation for the city's annual jazz festival
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as in distributions
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the allocation of Halloween candy became my job when I was too old to go trick-or-treating myself
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Recent Examples of allocations
In a district presentation the week school budgets were released this spring, principals were urged to tap any available dollars in the special funds containing parent fundraising, rental and other revenue before appealing their staffing allocations.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
As that ownership base matures — if corporate treasury adoption accelerates, if sovereign wealth funds make meaningful allocations, if Bitcoin ETFs achieve the same kind of institutional bedrock that gold ETFs have — the price behavior during stress events may change.
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Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Automakers use allocations to control dealership behavior and performance.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
But across online investing forums, retail investors complained of small allocations and seemed split on whether to hold or sell the stock.
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Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
That triggered a wave of similar initiatives by politicians across America, many of whom would like similar ticket allocations.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
CalFresh offers low-income state residents aid through monthly allocations of food stamps to purchase items at grocery stores and markets.
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Lizzie Kane
june 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
The idea is to ditch the rigid allocations to stocks, bonds, private equity and real estate around which many institutional investors organize their money managers’ work.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
As reported last week, Davis’ duties will include overseeing roster management, financial allocations and recruitment as well as being the program’s liaison for NIL partnerships.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
As that ownership base matures — if corporate treasury adoption accelerates, if sovereign wealth funds make meaningful allocations, if Bitcoin ETFs achieve the same kind of institutional bedrock that gold ETFs have — the price behavior during stress events may change.
—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Automakers use allocations to control dealership behavior and performance.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
But across online investing forums, retail investors complained of small allocations and seemed split on whether to hold or sell the stock.
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Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
That triggered a wave of similar initiatives by politicians across America, many of whom would like similar ticket allocations.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
CalFresh offers low-income state residents aid through monthly allocations of food stamps to purchase items at grocery stores and markets.
—
Lizzie Kane
june 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
The idea is to ditch the rigid allocations to stocks, bonds, private equity and real estate around which many institutional investors organize their money managers’ work.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
As reported last week, Davis’ duties will include overseeing roster management, financial allocations and recruitment as well as being the program’s liaison for NIL partnerships.
—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocations
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The states that move fastest will not necessarily be the ones with the most generous subsidies.
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, experts say other health costs, such as prescription drugs, medical tests and hospital bills, are also squeezing consumers.
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Under normal circumstances, distributions from a traditional 401(k) are taxed as ordinary income.
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Second, the sample was weighted using energy balancing, which finds weights by minimizing the energy distance — a statistical measure of the difference between two multivariate distributions — between the survey and the target population.
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In June 2025, university officials said 90 grants had ended, leading to a loss of $50 million in federal research funding.
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This distinction eliminates dependence on foreign sources and grants operators total control over their fuel supply chain.
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And then, there are also different financial allotments.
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The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments?
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The Senate’s appropriations committee is at loggerheads over how much spending to authorize.
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With few exceptions, the limit applies to most appropriations of tax revenue, including when lawmakers put money away in the rainy day fund and other reserves.
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“Allocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocations. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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