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allocate

[al-uh-keyt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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The company should be able to continue funding its dividend if it chooses to allocate its cash that way.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Other airlines offered to seat children next to a parent or guardian without a fee, or allocate seats together automatically during booking for free, it added.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

It’s choosing people who only allocate capital to losing propositions.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Musk has made clear from the beginning that he hopes to allocate a larger-than-normal portion, possibly as much as 30% or so, to individual investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s easy to allocate resources when everyone gets the same thing, but everything is more varied at the Dauntless compound.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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