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as in subsidies
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
recognizing the importance of the arts in the health of a city, the council increased the allocation for the city's annual jazz festival
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as in distributions
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the allocation of Halloween candy became my job when I was too old to go trick-or-treating myself
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Recent Examples of allocations
Everyday millionaires, for all their diligence, are largely confined to public markets—the same index funds and 401(k) allocations that powered their ascent.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Those allocations have loosened now, not because the wines have lost their lustre, but because the broader American wine business is on the back foot.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The dollar has remained at around 58% of central banks’ allocations over the past five years, OMFIF head of research Andrea Correa told CNN.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
In a global survey of 144 institutions managing about $29 trillion in assets, Invesco found that infrastructure allocations have grown faster than any other alternative asset class over the past five years.
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Faced with state scrutiny of their spending as well as the possibility of losing the ability to impose local property taxes, none of the counties is in the mood to boost their respective allocations for Tri-Rail.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Poli said institutional investors were considering increasing their allocations to the space to take advantage of scarcer capital in the market, adding that the retail wealth component makes up less than a quarter of the private credit market.
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
In a district presentation the week school budgets were released this spring, principals were urged to tap any available dollars in the special funds containing parent fundraising, rental and other revenue before appealing their staffing allocations.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The memo arrives a year after the Republican administration significantly slashed state Medicaid allocations, one of the key funding sources of home and community-based services.
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O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
22 June 2026
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Those allocations have loosened now, not because the wines have lost their lustre, but because the broader American wine business is on the back foot.
—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The dollar has remained at around 58% of central banks’ allocations over the past five years, OMFIF head of research Andrea Correa told CNN.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
In a global survey of 144 institutions managing about $29 trillion in assets, Invesco found that infrastructure allocations have grown faster than any other alternative asset class over the past five years.
—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Faced with state scrutiny of their spending as well as the possibility of losing the ability to impose local property taxes, none of the counties is in the mood to boost their respective allocations for Tri-Rail.
—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Poli said institutional investors were considering increasing their allocations to the space to take advantage of scarcer capital in the market, adding that the retail wealth component makes up less than a quarter of the private credit market.
—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
In a district presentation the week school budgets were released this spring, principals were urged to tap any available dollars in the special funds containing parent fundraising, rental and other revenue before appealing their staffing allocations.
—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The memo arrives a year after the Republican administration significantly slashed state Medicaid allocations, one of the key funding sources of home and community-based services.
—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocations
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The states that move fastest will not necessarily be the ones with the most generous subsidies.
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, experts say other health costs, such as prescription drugs, medical tests and hospital bills, are also squeezing consumers.
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Under normal circumstances, distributions from a traditional 401(k) are taxed as ordinary income.
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Second, the sample was weighted using energy balancing, which finds weights by minimizing the energy distance — a statistical measure of the difference between two multivariate distributions — between the survey and the target population.
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Warren said the freeze would allow time to investigate how IOLTA grants are awarded.
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Using basic academic terminology would place grants at risk of rejection or termination on political grounds.
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And then, there are also different financial allotments.
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The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments?
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Many of the projects are supported by the State of Florida through appropriations or by university bonding and private donations.
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Also stalled are appropriations for the State Department, a resolution commemorating the anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, among other measures.
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“Allocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocations. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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