allocated

[al-uh-key-tid] / ˈæl əˌkeɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

distributed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriated assigned dispersed scattered shared

STRONG

allotted apportioned budgeted dealt diffuse dispensed divided rationed

WEAK

doled out given away handed out spread evenly

ADJECTIVE

placed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arranged fixed implanted located planted settled situated

STRONG

allotted based deposited installed lodged occupying positioned quartered rated set stationed stored stowed

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There have also been tickets allocated through a crypto-linked digital collectible system built on FIFA's blockchain.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said the brokerage in years past had to plead with issuers to set aside stock for the company’s IPO Access program, which distributes allocated retail shares at random to interested customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It will also take more money than Congress has allocated for munitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

SpaceX has eschewed the traditional IPO range, opting for a fixed $135 price, and it has allocated more stock than usual to Musk’s army of retail investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

We wanted to spend every minute of the half hour Papa allocated to uniform washing.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

allocated

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