- present tense form of allocate (3rd person singular).
allocates
Example Sentences
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France's online platform that allocates places in higher education, Parcoursup, is another sore point.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The average U.S. household spends about $1,100 each month on transportation, twice as much as this budget allocates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a motion to hire a consultant to reevaluate how it allocates funds collected via a property tax instituted by Measure B, a 2002 ballot initiative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was seen as a coup when Situational attracted institutional investors including quant trading firm Jane Street, which ranks among Wall Street’s most profitable firms and rarely allocates capital to outside managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The more commodified and restricted our access to information, the less efficient the operation of the market, the more poorly it allocates resources in our society.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle
