allocate
Example Sentences
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While this may seem peculiar - and would have looked so had anyone witnessed it -it does make sense given individuals were allocated positions and a hierarchy installed.
From BBC
The council said applications would be processed on a first come, first served basis and would close once all the money has been allocated.
From BBC
Patronage systems allocate jobs, public-works contracts, cheap loans and access to foreign cash, hollowing out the entrepreneurial class.
The decisions we have outlined here demonstrate how we allocate our resources to most beneficially support our lifestyle.
From MarketWatch
Paid tiers tend to allocate the processing power to give you better answers, says Mike Caulfield, a digital literacy expert at the University of Washington Bothell.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
