Thesaurus results for ALLOCATIONS

allocations

noun

plural of allocation

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 Nations like Japan, the Philippines and the Netherlands are planning increases in allocations there. —

Lim Hui Jie,joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 31 May 2026 Determining allocations from the €853m (£742m) value pillar is somewhat convoluted, and The Athletic’s estimate may differ immaterially from the distribution figures eventually released by UEFA next year. —

Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026 These are diversified funds that change their asset allocations over time according to the target retirement date in a fund’s name. —

Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Now that the district has provided schools with preliminary budgets, principals and local school councils can now review the school-level allocations, get community input and submit appeals before the Board of Education votes on the final $10 billion CPS budget later this summer. —

Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 18 May 2026 Experts who spoke with CNN had a range of opinions on the value of commodities, with some preferring to stick to stocks and TIPS and others focusing on allocations of up to 20% to commodities. —

John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 During his speech ahead of the film, Favreau gave special thanks to the California Film Commission’s whopping $21,755,000 in conditional tax credits for the production, one of the biggest allocations in the program’s history. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 May 2026 Water users with long-standing water rights are also cutting their water use earlier in the season than usual, with some only getting 14% or less of their annual allocations. —

ABC News, 8 May 2026 By introducing legislation, advocating through committee work, building coalitions with other high‑cost districts and working directly with federal agencies to obtain grants, waivers and emergency allocations. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

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Noun

Critics described the free permits as subsidies for oil and gas.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The bill does not increase subsidies available to low-income renters and homeowners, or to potential homebuyers.

— Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 29 May 2026