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as in subsidy
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 distribution
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 Synonyms for allocation
Noun
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Education grants, housing subsidies and green-energy projects are best cut and handled by state governments or the private sector.—
Veronique de Rugy,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2025 -
These technologists now hold sway over federal personnel and policy—shaping rulemaking, regulatory enforcement, procurement, taxation, and subsidies, affecting not only their own firms but their rivals’ firms, as well.—
Ian Bremmer,
Foreign Affairs,
13 May 2025
Noun
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In short, fate’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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The state agency said by the end of last year, 516 distribution locations provided food to communities coming from 131 producers across Connecticut.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Some volunteer groups are able to get resources from the government, but Boyer said the vast majority of the work is funded through grants and donations.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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All three programs have provided grant funding or staffing to a broad range of colleges and universities.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Cash bonuses and Fulbright scholarship allotments are among the ideas under consideration.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
7 May 2025
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The couple, who are both fifth-generation South Dakotan ranchers, reportedly held a USFS National Grasslands grazing allotment in good standing since USFS' inception, which was well after the Maude family purchased the farm in 1910.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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This is a recognizable act of appropriation and, in that sense, an artistic strategy.—
David Wallace-Wells,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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Trump is also expecting Congress to pass a massive supplemental that gives the U.S. military an additional $119 billion cash infusion, above and beyond what the regular appropriations process would provide.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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“Allocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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