REALLOCATES Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

reallocates

verb

present tense third-person singular of reallocate

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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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Lucas said each year the City Council allocates more than 25% of its annual operating revenue to fund the Police Department, yet the agency struggles each year with paying legal settlements.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
For example, the bill creates incentives to accelerate housing supply development, revitalize vacant commercial properties into residences, and even allocates funds towards innovations that further create more housing supply.

— Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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The Confederation of African Football, which is more dependent on the money FIFA distributes than other continental confederations, has backed Infantino.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The Payout Date, also known as the payment date, is the day the company distributes the dividend to eligible shareholders.

— Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Backups Lan Larison, Jam Miller and Myles Montgomery worked apart from Maye and the top three backs during a walkthrough 11-on-11 period that, in a regular-season setting, usually divides the starters from the scout-teamers.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
But today’s Court often divides along stark ideological lines, and the liberals often sound truly distraught in their dissents.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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