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allocate

[al-uh-keyt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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However, the Nildil Cgil trade union believes companies need to allocate resources to ensure their workers are not out of pocket.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Samsung in May agreed to allocate 10.5% of its semiconductor division’s annual operating profit to special bonuses, contingent on the company meeting certain profitability benchmarks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

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

You may, for instance, allocate money for education, mortgage, down payment, rent, and, of course, their children.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

These people whose job it was to allocate capital apparently didn’t even know how to manage their own.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Changes in how it allocates funds can affect global financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The district also proposed increasing class sizes while it allocates 20% of its total budget to outside contracts, significantly higher than surrounding districts and the state average, the association said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

GMO allocates 5.4% to Venezuela in the firm’s Emerging Country Debt fund versus benchmark allocation External link of 1%.

From Barron's Jan. 5, 2026

The prudent investor allocates a small portion of his portfolio to quantum exposure, accepts that volatility is the price of admission, and recognizes that long-term trajectory matters more than monthly price swings.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

Sometimes it fixes prices, allocates the surplus or distributes the loss.

From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter

That is roughly eight times the level allocated by the European Union in the same period, the institute said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

He estimates that every 100 megawatts of compute allocated toward Meta’s API could generate as much as $8 billion of revenue and roughly $2 of earnings per share by 2028.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The government has allocated more than 40 plots of land in La Guaira, totaling about 584,000 square meters, for the construction of new homes, Rodriguez said.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

Brian's first 999 call should have been allocated a higher priority response.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Those who contracted MDR were left to die—as humanely as possible, because the foundation provided money for hospice care—but why, Farmer wondered, couldn’t some money be allocated to MDR?

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

SpaceX’s $75 billion IPO, allocating 30% to retail investors, fueled concerns about Tesla stock’s volatility.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Fairly allocating infrastructure costs among groups of customers is complex.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

While many advocates support allocating the money quickly, it leaves little for future years.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

Related: My husband is giving me 75% of his trust — and allocating 25% to his sister.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

All that was clear was that the profits to be had from smart people making complicated bets overwhelmed anything that could be had from servicing customers, or allocating capital to productive enterprise.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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