- present tense form of allocate (3rd person singular).
allocates
Example Sentences
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Situational attracted an investment from Jane Street, the big quant-trading firm that rarely allocates capital to outside money managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
She allocates an hour a day for gaming which her boys enjoy, and then fills the rest of the time with playing, reading or writing.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
Sometimes it fixes prices, allocates the surplus or distributes the loss.
From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
