- present tense form of allocate (3rd person singular).
allocates
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France's online platform that allocates places in higher education, Parcoursup, is another sore point.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The average U.S. household spends about $1,100 each month on transportation, twice as much as this budget allocates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Ireland allocates 0.2% of its GDP for defense, the lowest proportion of any EU member state even after raising military spending by more than 40% in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The program allocates $135 million to provide incentives, with participating automakers matching the funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
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 James Boyle
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