allocate

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The program opens up for applications this week and could allocate up to $12,500 for households of 1-2 people and up to $19,000 for households with five or more members.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Typically, IPOs allocate just 5% to 10% of shares to retail.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

They aren’t necessarily high income, but they allocate a large portion of their disposable income to buying clothing, executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The firm recommends investors that who like gold allocate a mid-single-digit percentage of their portfolio to the precious metal as a hedge and a way to diversify.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Nor would he allocate good land to one man every year and bad land to another; rather, he would share these good things amongst all the people who lived over in that place.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith