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[al-uh-keyt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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The court heard Jaguar Land Rover was forced to allocate £50m in marketing costs to counter the adverse publicity, resulting from the press coverage of Owen's claims.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

But he conceded that funding new announcements ahead of his first Budget, where big tax decisions are made, would require ministers to be "prepared to reprioritise" how they allocate their budgets.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

These are lower-cost automated services that can allocate money across a group of funds according to strategies based on information provided by an investor.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The streamer said it plans to allocate just over 5% of its content spend on live programming this year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Nor would he allocate good land to one man every year and bad land to another; rather, he would share these good things amongst all the people who lived over in that place.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith

Situational attracted an investment from Jane Street, the big quant-trading firm that rarely allocates capital to outside money managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

They include the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, the growth in commercial and broadcast revenue Fifa has overseen, and a programme which allocates millions in funding directly to member countries every year.

From BBC Jul. 29, 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

GMO allocates 5.4% to Venezuela in the firm’s Emerging Country Debt fund versus benchmark allocation External link of 1%.

From Barron's Jan. 5, 2026

It allocates natural resources, and controls the issue of credit.

From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter

Changes to how the funds are allocated “could shift Measure B away from its intended purpose,” Stephanie Cohen, Cedars-Sinai’s vice president of government and industry relations, said in a July 8 letter to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

And they allocated barely any land for commercial purposes, resulting in scarce shopping options.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The company repurchased $2.2 billion in stock during the second quarter and allocated $1.1 billion to dividend payments, having poured $54.6 billion into capital returns since launching its program in 2022.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

On “Fox News Sunday,” anchor Shannon Bream allocated a mere four seconds to the entire event, treating it as a footnote before moving on to interview a Democratic senator.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

As a rule, fencing is only allocated ten medals during the Olympic Games, even though there are technically twelve events.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

In terms of allocating over time, an equitable plan would probably aim to keep the burden associated with the missing trust fund steady across generations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

“Moderately conservative” typically means allocating approximately 40% to stocks, 50% to bonds and 10% to cash or cash-equivalent investments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

SpaceX’s $75 billion IPO, allocating 30% to retail investors, fueled concerns about Tesla stock’s volatility.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Fairly allocating infrastructure costs among groups of customers is complex.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Congress had signaled its enthusiasm for an expanded AEC program by allocating the agency a healthy budget for research, he explained.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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