allocations

plural of allocation
1
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 Today, equity allocations among near-retirement, same-year TDFs range from as low as 20% to as high as 75%, according to Morningstar. — Stuart Robertson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 The shift also comes as some pension funds are increasing allocations to higher-yielding, less-liquid assets such as private credit. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 This includes elective deferrals, employer matching and nonelective contributions and allocations of forfeitures. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Danantara has hired Neuberger Berman to help select deals and managers, is preparing to make its first allocations to hedge funds later this year, and is sending some of its own executives to secondments with Wall Street firms, Sjahrir said. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The organization had submitted an application for 2026 SECA funding for Pride Fest, but ultimately withdrew their request before allocations were made. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The overwhelming majority — or $85 million — is flowing from Denver Arts & Venues, the city agency that owns and operates the performing arts complex, as well as other city funds and allocations, the symphony said. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Tinubu will face familiar opponents Atiku Abubakar — who has pledged to reinstate fuel subsidies — and Peter Obi in a repeat of the last presidential election.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • To weaponize this advantage, the 30 clubs have withheld roughly $75 million each in central-fund distributions, amassing a $2 billion liquidity holdback.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This year, the treasurer expects distributions from September bills to begin landing in October.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The second motion was a preliminary injunction order (PI) intended to stop the Fearless Strivers Grant program, an initiative run by the Fearless Foundation, our nonprofit providing grants and educational resources to Black women entrepreneurs.
    — Arian Simone, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The income data is based on information collected from students who received federal loans or grants.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
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  • Congress has failed to pass all appropriations bills by the beginning of the fiscal year, for the thirtieth year in a row.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Vought understands that federal funding provides a tool to consolidate power into the White House, said Bagenstos, who is now a law professor at the University of Michigan, specializing in disability and appropriations law.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Allocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocations. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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