allocate
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SpaceX’s order book closed Wednesday and its bankers are in the process of deciding how to allocate the shares ahead of a planned listing Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
You’ve developed a thoughtful retirement plan that takes into account both the amount of money you’ll need and how to allocate it across investments and liquid income sources.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
It said other airlines offered to seat children next to a parent or guardian without a fee, or allocate seats together automatically during booking for free.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
My colleague Paul La Monica reports that “Fidelity is lowering the minimum investment because SpaceX is offering more shares to average investors, with plans to allocate 30% of the deal to individual traders.”
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
It’s easy to allocate resources when everyone gets the same thing, but everything is more varied at the Dauntless compound.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing allocate
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