- present tense form of allocate (3rd person singular).
allocates
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The SFC is the body which allocates public funding to higher education.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
And as SpaceX allocates satellite-launch services for its own use, a launch bottleneck is gripping the wider industry and could hamper AST SpaceMobile’s ability to send satellites into space.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
They eventually won over Jane Street, the EA-tinged trading firm that rarely allocates capital to outside managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a motion to hire a consultant to reevaluate how it allocates funds collected via a property tax instituted by Measure B, a 2002 ballot initiative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sometimes it fixes prices, allocates the surplus or distributes the loss.
From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
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