allocated

Example Sentences

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Someone places an order for 100 shares, hoping to get 50 allocated.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

While the military does not enforce or evaluate religious belief, its internal classification systems help determine how resources are allocated and how chaplain support is structured across bases and deployments.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Many have reduced the number of workers, and worse still, allocated more of their hours toward filling online orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Most of the money - £474m - has been allocated by the Department for Transport to upgrade the A421 and the new Wixams railway station.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie