- present tense form of allocate (3rd person singular).
allocates
Example Sentences
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She allocates an hour a day for gaming which her boys enjoy, and then fills the rest of the time with playing, reading or writing.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The district also proposed increasing class sizes while it allocates 20% of its total budget to outside contracts, significantly higher than surrounding districts and the state average, the association said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
“These costs are socialized in Texas, and the current method allocates a relatively large share to residential ratepayers,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Speaking at his annual news conference before the NBA All-Star Game, commissioner Adam Silver warned that current punishments to prevent teams from gaming the system that allocates top new players are "not working."
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 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 Boyle, James
