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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
As reported last week, Davis’ duties will include overseeing roster management, financial allocations and recruitment as well as being the program’s liaison for NIL partnerships.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Both allocations represent a significant share of their portfolios—substantially higher than BlackRock’s recommendation of a 1-2% allocation to Bitcoin.
—Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Among its key provisions are allocations for Social Security, impacting millions of Americans.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Among pension fund allocations, Klimczak says, infrastructure has grown from 1% to 6% during the same period.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Navigating private sales and off-market deals Many of the rarest and most valuable bottles are traded off-market through private collectors and winery allocations—areas where AI has little influence.
—Anthony Zhang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Who signs off on philanthropic allocations?
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
More generally, potential blowback from treaty partners through MAP has never been a meaningful deterrent for the IRS when considering section 482 allocations.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
While independent, the agency receives foreign policy guidance from the secretary of state, who also contributes to budget decisions and fund allocations, which are ultimately approved by Congress.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Both allocations represent a significant share of their portfolios—substantially higher than BlackRock’s recommendation of a 1-2% allocation to Bitcoin.
—Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Among its key provisions are allocations for Social Security, impacting millions of Americans.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Among pension fund allocations, Klimczak says, infrastructure has grown from 1% to 6% during the same period.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Navigating private sales and off-market deals Many of the rarest and most valuable bottles are traded off-market through private collectors and winery allocations—areas where AI has little influence.
—Anthony Zhang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Who signs off on philanthropic allocations?
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
More generally, potential blowback from treaty partners through MAP has never been a meaningful deterrent for the IRS when considering section 482 allocations.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
While independent, the agency receives foreign policy guidance from the secretary of state, who also contributes to budget decisions and fund allocations, which are ultimately approved by Congress.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocations
Noun
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Federal subsidies that have significantly reduced monthly premiums for health insurance marketplace plans offered through the Affordable Care Act, known as the ACA, are set to expire at the end of 2025.—
Stephanie Innes,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, subsidies for manufacturers using domestic renewable energy were ended, and prices were liberalized.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Please note, some states tax retirement account distributions, while others do not.—
Heather L. Locus,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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For example, visualizations can show biased distributions in the training data, allowing developers to address output biases.—
Anujkumarsinh Donvir,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Once established, the commission would be able to enter agreements or contracts for grants or appropriations from federal, state, and local governments, individuals, foundations or other organizations.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune 64 Comments The commission would spend money from the professional sports development fund, which would be funded through general assembly appropriations, grants, gifts and donations.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Allocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocations. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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