allocated

Example Sentences

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UK retail investors are likely to be allocated around £1.5bn worth of shares and one of the UK's leading investing platforms hopes this could encourage a new generation of investors.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Someone places an order for 100 shares, hoping to get 50 allocated.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

While the military does not enforce or evaluate religious belief, its internal classification systems help determine how resources are allocated and how chaplain support is structured across bases and deployments.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Many have reduced the number of workers, and worse still, allocated more of their hours toward filling online orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The person who finds this “inheritance” will receive a tenth of the money; the remainder will be allocated to the city.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson