allocate
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The program opens up for applications this week and could allocate up to $12,500 for households of 1-2 people and up to $19,000 for households with five or more members.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Typically, IPOs allocate just 5% to 10% of shares to retail.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
They aren’t necessarily high income, but they allocate a large portion of their disposable income to buying clothing, executives said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“The first victims are party balloons: you can quite easily allocate less there and deal with a few angry parents,” Kapadia said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Wall Street’s essential function was to allocate capital: to decide who should get it and who should not.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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