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[al-uh-keyt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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It said other airlines offered to seat children next to a parent or guardian without a fee, or allocate seats together automatically during booking for free.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Fidelity will allocate that money between New York Life and Nationwide, based on factors including pricing, said Dierdorf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Most IPOs allocate between 5% and 10% of shares to individual investors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 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

The financial markets paid a lot of people extremely well for narrow expertise and a few people, poorly, for the big, global views you needed to have if you were to allocate capital across markets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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