allocate

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The program opens up for applications this week and could allocate up to $12,500 for households of 1-2 people and up to $19,000 for households with five or more members.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

They aren’t necessarily high income, but they allocate a large portion of their disposable income to buying clothing, executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"The international community must take into account the needs of people with disabilities" and allocate a share of the international aid budget to them, he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Risk parity funds, which allocate depending on the risk of each asset class, shed one-sixth of their length, the analysts said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Nor would he allocate good land to one man every year and bad land to another; rather, he would share these good things amongst all the people who lived over in that place.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith