allocate

Example Sentences

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UK Sport began distributing National Lottery funding to Olympic and Paralympic sports in May 1997, allocating it according to medal potential.

From BBC

It is also allocating only $300 million this year to the U.N., which is about one-fifth of the membership dues it owes the organization by law.

From Salon

Out of hundreds of nonprofits given millions in FireAid funds, “In total, the Committee found six organizations that allocated FireAid grants towards labor, salaries, or other related costs,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times

Investors who continue to allocate capital as if traditional geopolitical alliances, cheap energy, unconstrained resource availability, and unlimited liquidity remain intact are likely to misprice risk, they say.

From MarketWatch

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