Synonyms of allocations

allocations

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsidies
• grants
• allotments
• appropriations
• funds
• entitlements
• allowances
• annuities
• subventions
• endowments
• assistances
• block grants
• aids
• set-asides
• grants-in-aid
• benefits
• stipends
• legacies
• bequests
• trust funds
• advances
• state aids
• reliefs
• foreign aids
• trusts

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distributions
• allotments
• apportionments
• issuances
• disbursements
• dispensations
• redistributions
• divisions
• reallocations
• admeasurements
• reapportionments
• repartitions
• partitions
• redivisions
• separations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allocations

This strategic move follows growing concerns over rapidly escalating enterprise AI budgets, with companies like Uber and Microsoft quickly exhausting their allocations. — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Innamorato said these projects are just one part of the program that's increased its total allocations from $4 million to $5 million, all of which is federal money. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 30 July 2026

According to salary-cap data from Spotrac, Denver was set to commit roughly 18% of its 2026 cap allocations to its starting five offensive linemen, before Powers’ pay cut. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 July 2026

The Australian Open will cap grounds pass allocations for 2027, on the back of a record-breaking 2026 event which saw just under 1,370,000 fans visit. — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Commentary on balancing internal compute allocations with devoting resources to rent externally will also be notable, given Microsoft continues to invest in Copilot and its first-party AI models. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026

But its appropriation process has come under more intense scrutiny in recent weeks after a supposedly fake investment promotion agency was found to have received allocations from the budget. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

Since March, the federal agency increased water allocations in and south of the Delta, citing operational improvements from the executive order, April storm activity and coordinated reservoir management. — Corey Schmidt july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026