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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
Then, additional allocations may be made based on community need.
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
For fiscal 2024, the Biden-Harris administration requested a budget of $842 billion for the Department of Defense, marking $100 billion more than fiscal year 2022 — though final allocations from Congress can differ from those figures.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
In another move that has caused uncertainty, FEMA in September drastically cut some states’ allocations from another source of funding.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Federal allocations to school districts range widely and are driven in large part by the income of students’ families.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Port allocations aren’t governed by the kind of federal rules that regulate airport dollars.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
This includes reorganizing the allocations of funds throughout the county to address equity issues and changing regional policies.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
That's how often most professionals revisit allocations, rebalance portfolios and assess how everything aligns with your goals.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
Avoid issues where a widespread consensus cannot be achieved, such as changing assessment allocations or unpopular use restrictions.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
For fiscal 2024, the Biden-Harris administration requested a budget of $842 billion for the Department of Defense, marking $100 billion more than fiscal year 2022 — though final allocations from Congress can differ from those figures.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
In another move that has caused uncertainty, FEMA in September drastically cut some states’ allocations from another source of funding.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Federal allocations to school districts range widely and are driven in large part by the income of students’ families.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Port allocations aren’t governed by the kind of federal rules that regulate airport dollars.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
This includes reorganizing the allocations of funds throughout the county to address equity issues and changing regional policies.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
That's how often most professionals revisit allocations, rebalance portfolios and assess how everything aligns with your goals.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
Avoid issues where a widespread consensus cannot be achieved, such as changing assessment allocations or unpopular use restrictions.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocations
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Senate Democrats are expected to keep blocking that bill, not budging on their position that health care subsidies that expire at the end of the year need to be extended.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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Supporters have consistently cast the plan as vital to keep the teams, while opponents frame stadium subsidies as corporate welfare for rich team owners.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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From border work to senator funerals to food distributions, see them at work.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Since the government shut down, the organization has held special distributions by request at Camp Pendleton, a military housing complex in Point Loma and a site near the San Diego International Airport specifically for Transportation Security Administration workers.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Proceeds from the night benefited the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation, supporting scholarships, rodeo grants, and the preservation of BPIR’s traveling museum.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Active grants have been cruelly rescinded, leaving community theaters, local museums, facing sudden funding gaps and uncertainty over expenses for work already underway.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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New work requirements add another hurdle for federal food assistance recipients after the end of pandemic-era emergency SNAP allotments in 2023, Beau said.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 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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Congress typically approves funding for these nutrition programs through the annual appropriations process.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have refused to move forward on appropriations without an extension of health insurance subsidies on which millions of Americans rely, and Republicans have not budged on the issue.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Allocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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