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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
Cities that consistently fail RHNA allocations will face consequences.
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Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana donated $500,000 towards the construction, and the city is using $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and remaining funds from Gary community development and animal shelter allocations to pay for the project.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Other general fund reductions include eliminating more than $945,000 in county contracts, about $850,000 in extra help budgets, roughly $660,000 in salary allocations, about $635,000 in revenue enhancements and about $575,000 in service and supply costs.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In the intervening decades, the West Bank’s population has surged yet water allocations to Palestinians have not changed.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Companion water-permit provisions require large data center water allocations to be consistent with local zoning and comprehensive plans.
—Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Provide some flexibility beyond 2030 by removing allowance allocations but retain emissions caps through 2045 to send long-term market signals.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In terms of fiscal decisions, a school district administrator often presents what budget allocations should be for schools, and a school board votes to approve or disapprove that.
—Carrie Sampson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Future state allocations to LAUSD face some downside risks as well as one upside.
—Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana donated $500,000 towards the construction, and the city is using $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and remaining funds from Gary community development and animal shelter allocations to pay for the project.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Other general fund reductions include eliminating more than $945,000 in county contracts, about $850,000 in extra help budgets, roughly $660,000 in salary allocations, about $635,000 in revenue enhancements and about $575,000 in service and supply costs.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In the intervening decades, the West Bank’s population has surged yet water allocations to Palestinians have not changed.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Companion water-permit provisions require large data center water allocations to be consistent with local zoning and comprehensive plans.
—Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Provide some flexibility beyond 2030 by removing allowance allocations but retain emissions caps through 2045 to send long-term market signals.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In terms of fiscal decisions, a school district administrator often presents what budget allocations should be for schools, and a school board votes to approve or disapprove that.
—Carrie Sampson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Future state allocations to LAUSD face some downside risks as well as one upside.
—Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocations
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Housing First, with its emphasis on permanent subsidies, is enormously expensive, and the lion’s share of the budget is consumed by a small minority of beneficiaries who have already been housed.—
Christopher Calton,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Other regions are offering subsidies to renovate, or even giving properties away for free, provided buyers commit to living in them.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
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The Commanders’ foundation primarily handles community initiatives such as clothing drives, holiday food distributions, and community events, and does not operate golf courses or other properties.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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Fairley received $1,061,869, which included pension distributions upon his retirement.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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City Manager Maraskeshia Smith has proposed cuts that include laying off or demoting 37 employees, cutting violence prevention grants and shortening neighborhood pool hours.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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The package would create a series of new county arts programs, including direct grants to artists, a county artist-in-residence program and money to support spaces that showcase artists and their work.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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But others were planted with random allotments of four and 12 species, reflecting the middle and upper ends of tree diversity in similar-sized areas of our local forests.—
John Parker,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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The fires scorched some ranchers’ pastures and federal grazing allotments.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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These cuts have largely not been implemented in the final appropriations packages.—
Casey Pinto,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Republicans circled back on the two-pronged plan to fund immigration agencies through reconciliation and the rest of DHS through the traditional appropriations process.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Allocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocations. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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