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
Companies are now scrutinizing employee productivity more intensively while reallocating capital toward AI development.
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Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Recalibrate and communicate benefits around employee needs and value – Over the next three years according to the new survey, more than half (57%) of employers plan to reallocate or rebalance their benefit spending, adding or enhancing some benefits while reducing or removing others.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
In many respects this deal is a lot like the 2012 Carl Crawford trade, where the players the Red Sox got back was secondary to the club ridding itself of a negative asset and allowing itself a chance to reallocate the money more effectively.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Soucy doesn’t appear to be a top-four solution in New York, which means the $3.25 million committed to him is a figure that the Rangers could seek to reallocate more efficiently.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Recalibrate and communicate benefits around employee needs and value – Over the next three years according to the new survey, more than half (57%) of employers plan to reallocate or rebalance their benefit spending, adding or enhancing some benefits while reducing or removing others.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
In many respects this deal is a lot like the 2012 Carl Crawford trade, where the players the Red Sox got back was secondary to the club ridding itself of a negative asset and allowing itself a chance to reallocate the money more effectively.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Soucy doesn’t appear to be a top-four solution in New York, which means the $3.25 million committed to him is a figure that the Rangers could seek to reallocate more efficiently.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reallocate
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Roughly $106 million in federal funds that support underserved children are in limbo for Tennessee after the U.S. Department of Education missed a key deadline to allocate the money.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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The third would appropriate relief and recovery funding to assist Hill Country flood victims, including allocating local match funding for jurisdictions eligible for FEMA public assistance.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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The village’s economic incentive award program provides financial assistance to eligible new or expanding businesses in the downtown tax increment financing district.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Foster's husband's employer provides a dependent care flexible spending account for working parents.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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The organization is entirely volunteer and has distributed more than 5,000 Narcan kits, according to its website.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The uncertain state of Tehran highlights the trickiness of distributing a TV show ripped from geopolitical headlines — particularly when that distributor has a much larger business around the world than just airing television shows.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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First Qatar, then Senegal, Togo, Spain, Colombia, Brazil, China, Lebanon and the U.K. spoke for three minutes each, the time allotted to member states.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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Even more unconventional is the way these portals are arrayed and allotted.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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“Reallocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reallocate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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