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allocate

[al-uh-keyt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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It is rare for companies to allocate more than 100% of an acquisition’s purchase price to goodwill, which isn’t amortized.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

"In light of the situation the force has faced, we will allocate an additional £2m to Cleveland Police to tackle serious crime in the area," she said.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Washington, meanwhile, has announced plans to allocate $1 billion toward Colombia's security.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

While the fund can be aggressive in making changes when called upon to do so, it’s also disciplined in following its quantitative process to select stocks, buy and sell them, and allocate its portfolio weighting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

He looked at his little sister and tried to allocate blame so it all fell on her, but he couldn’t.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The program allocates $750 million annually in film and TV tax breaks.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

They eventually won over Jane Street, the EA-tinged trading firm that rarely allocates capital to outside managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to hire a consultant to reevaluate how the county allocates Measure B funds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

It was seen as a coup when Situational attracted institutional investors including quant trading firm Jane Street, which ranks among Wall Street’s most profitable firms and rarely allocates capital to outside managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 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

Investors have been concerned this year about Oracle’s high capital expenditures — spending allocated toward things like data centers — as well as its profitability and ability to fund its noncancelable contract commitments.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

In addition to Monday’s announcement, the EU has proposed more than doubling the funding allocated for Greenland as part of its long-term budget, to €530 million from 2028-34.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The fund, from money already allocated to the British Business Bank, will provide investments of between £5m and £15m.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Managing those limited supplies requires careful decisions about how water is stored, allocated, and shared.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

The housemen also resupplied the ground soldiers if they sold their allocated amount.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Twenty-two Wall Street banks collected $500 million in fees for underwriting, marketing and allocating shares in the SpaceX IPO, which priced the stock at $135 and raised $75 billion, a regulatory filing shows.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

By examining the organization of both biological brains and artificial neural networks, Imam and his colleagues found evidence that evolution may involve allocating a limited amount of brain space among competing wiring strategies.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

"That they are still allocating wildcards for them says something to their intrinsic value to the tournaments."

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Samsung said it is implementing its three-year shareholder return policy, which commits to allocating 50% of its free cash flow to shareholder returns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

He hated allocating jobs, he wished he never had to depend on other people to perform some of the services necessary in his work.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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