allocates

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This framework allocates 50% of your income to needs, like housing; 30% to wants, like vacations and streaming services; and 20% to savings and debt repayment, including retirement contributions and emergency funds.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Speaking at his annual news conference before the NBA All-Star Game, commissioner Adam Silver warned that current punishments to prevent teams from gaming the system that allocates top new players are "not working."

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Importantly, while Takaichi’s stimulus package contains some political giveaways, it also allocates money to strategic sectors that Japan’s international competitors are also spending on, such as semiconductors and shipbuilding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

California now allocates $750 million annually to the program, up from $330 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The more commodified and restricted our access to information, the less efficient the operation of the market, the more poorly it allocates resources in our society.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James