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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
Private-equity firms are hunting for new capital pools as institutional allocations mature and growth slows.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The government will remain shut down until Congress can agree on federal funding allocations; however, lawmakers could also pass a temporary spending bill, known as a continuing resolution (or CR, for short), to buy more time for negotiations.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Property tax debacle White contends that he’s been unfairly scapegoated for county disputes including over federal funding allocations, residential and commercial property valuations and the 2025 budget freeze.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
For instance, private equity assets account for roughly 14% of US pension fund portfolios, today, European pension fund’s PE allocations are a fraction of this.
—Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
To check that, Lai and his colleagues computed the most optimal task allocations, schedules, and motions in a few simplified work cells and compared those with results delivered by RoboBallet.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
List the balances, providers, account types, fees and investment allocations.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Tribes, who hold about 20% of all senior water rights in the Colorado, were long left out of direct discussions, including the discussions leading to the 1922 Colorado River Compact that governs allocations to the seven basin states.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The current shortage framework, in place through 2026, already cuts allocations to Arizona and Nevada but allows California to retain its full share because of senior water rights.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The government will remain shut down until Congress can agree on federal funding allocations; however, lawmakers could also pass a temporary spending bill, known as a continuing resolution (or CR, for short), to buy more time for negotiations.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Property tax debacle White contends that he’s been unfairly scapegoated for county disputes including over federal funding allocations, residential and commercial property valuations and the 2025 budget freeze.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
For instance, private equity assets account for roughly 14% of US pension fund portfolios, today, European pension fund’s PE allocations are a fraction of this.
—Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
To check that, Lai and his colleagues computed the most optimal task allocations, schedules, and motions in a few simplified work cells and compared those with results delivered by RoboBallet.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
List the balances, providers, account types, fees and investment allocations.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Tribes, who hold about 20% of all senior water rights in the Colorado, were long left out of direct discussions, including the discussions leading to the 1922 Colorado River Compact that governs allocations to the seven basin states.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The current shortage framework, in place through 2026, already cuts allocations to Arizona and Nevada but allows California to retain its full share because of senior water rights.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocations
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In their funding bill, Democrats included a provision to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire this year, warning that failure to act could lead to higher insurance premiums.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have largely withheld votes from a short-term plan to fund the government, insisting Republicans engage with them on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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People who rely on programs like SNAP and WIC also rely more heavily on food banks during times when the distributions of benefits are disrupted, delayed or uncertain.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Outdated or missing beneficiary designations are common and can lead to delays, unintended distributions or even disputes among heirs.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Biden administration created the program in 2023 to allow FEMA to award grants to state, local, or nonprofit organizations that provide support services to migrants released from ICE custody.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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This comes after earlier attempts to force changes at top universities by cancelling billions of dollars in research grants.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Maximum allotments have been increased in comparison to last year’s SNAP benefits, as noted below.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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There were once 2,522 public domain allotments in California totaling 336,409 acres.—
Beth Rose Middleton Manning,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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Since none of the 12 appropriations bills have been approved, this shutdown is more extensive than the partial shutdown that started in December 2018, when Congress had enacted five of the 12 appropriations bills, said the nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank Committee for a Responsible Budget.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Republicans instead want to pass a short-term funding bill to keep the government open for a few weeks while bipartisan negotiations on appropriations take place.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Allocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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