as in to allocate
to move or direct (something) so that it can be used for a different purpose
After the class trip was canceled, the money was reallocated to cover the cost of the dance. We need to reallocate our resources.
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Recent Examples of reallocate
If a student does not get a job, the school can reallocate the federal money to a different student.
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Amanda Craddock, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
In order to avert a teacher's strike, the powers that be had to reallocate funds from other areas.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
The amendment would reallocate $570,965 from the capital budget for camera replacements at the Criminal Justice Facility, which houses the county jail.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Amanda Craddock, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
In order to avert a teacher's strike, the powers that be had to reallocate funds from other areas.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
The amendment would reallocate $570,965 from the capital budget for camera replacements at the Criminal Justice Facility, which houses the county jail.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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The solana product would allocate a portion to be staked, the process in which rewards are earned for allowing the tokens owned to be used to support the blockchain network.—
Vildana Hajric Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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The district is expected to make further cuts in the coming months as the total budget allocated to schools is reduced by $14 million, according to a separate presentation Jeffco Public Schools leaders plan to give Wednesday.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The vast majority of these deaths are caused by illicit fentanyl which experts report is typically synthesized in Mexico from precursor chemicals provided by Chinese operatives and brought into the United States via vehicles passing through official ports of entry.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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From 2018 to July 2024, Thola-Duran directed crime groups from Central and South America to travel to various parts of the United States to commit thefts, using cars provided by DPR, the indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court states.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, Concept One Accessories disclosed a new licensing agreement to design, source, produce and distribute Weatherproof Vintage and Weatherproof adult cold-weather accessories, belts, small leather goods and backpacks.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Social Security payments are distributed on a certain Wednesday each month depending on the recipient's birthday.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Chapa said there is only a short time allotted by the state to improve the school’s ratings.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The letter proposes that Jackson County withhold all funding allotted toward the Chiefs.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Reallocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reallocate. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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