- present tense form of allocate (3rd person singular).
allocates
Example Sentences
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The average U.S. household spends about $1,100 each month on transportation, twice as much as this budget allocates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Aggregate data can help identify broad trends and inform how the commission allocates its enforcement resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The program allocates $135 million to provide incentives, with participating automakers matching the funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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
The more commodified and restricted our access to information, the less efficient the operation of the market, the more poorly it allocates resources in our society.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle
