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allocate

[al-uh-keyt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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SpaceX’s order book closed yesterday, and its bankers are deciding how to allocate shares before the planned listing tomorrow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

You’ve developed a thoughtful retirement plan that takes into account both the amount of money you’ll need and how to allocate it across investments and liquid income sources.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Fidelity is lowering the minimum investment because SpaceX is offering more shares to average investors, with plans to allocate 30% of the deal to individual traders.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"Hopefully things will change now. Stormont can allocate more money for this type of thing."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He looked at his little sister and tried to allocate blame so it all fell on her, but he couldn’t.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer




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