allocate
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Watt says he will allocate nearly 20% of shares in his new beer company, called Second Best, to people who lost money after investing in Brewdog's Equity for Punks scheme.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The union also wanted Samsung to abolish a bonus cap of 50% of annual salaries and allocate 15% of annual operating profit to a bonus pool distributed to workers.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Many IPOs allocate no more than 5% to 10% of shares for retail investors.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
That includes “how agencies allocate resources, the types of cases emphasized, how aggressively certain theories are pursued, and how the government frames its enforcement mission publicly.”
From MarketWatch • May 20, 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
Vocabulary lists containing allocate
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