as in to allocate
to move or direct (something) so that it can be used for a different purpose
After the class trip was canceled, the money was reallocated to cover the cost of the dance. We need to reallocate our resources.
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Recent Examples of reallocate
According to a memo last week, Mayor Cavalier Johnson's office ordered the city to halt all payments to SDC and reallocate remaining funds to other programs.
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Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
In a five-year strategic plan approved last month, the district’s board directed school leaders to reallocate money to support reading programs.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025
Over the past year, many retailers have focused on optimizing their store footprints by closing underperforming locations and reallocating resources to enhance existing stores.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
When markets recover, reallocate to create your recession reserve again for next time.
—Kenny Gott, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
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Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
In a five-year strategic plan approved last month, the district’s board directed school leaders to reallocate money to support reading programs.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025
Over the past year, many retailers have focused on optimizing their store footprints by closing underperforming locations and reallocating resources to enhance existing stores.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
When markets recover, reallocate to create your recession reserve again for next time.
—Kenny Gott, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reallocate
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Apart from gaming, the group is also deepening its investment in the energy sector, allocating $1.3 billion in a floating liquified natural gas project in Indonesia.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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While side hustles are a major way children are saving up money, many are also allocating their allowances to their savings — especially when considering that 62 percent of 6-year-olds receive an allowance and 80 percent of children receive one by the age of 14.—
Kanika Talwar,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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The upper stage ended up exploding over the Atlantic Ocean, providing a dramatic sky show for people in the Turks and Caicos Islands and nearby areas.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Context Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week entered its fourth year, with the U.S. previously providing billions in military and humanitarian support.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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This account is based on interviews with 12 people with knowledge of developments at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which is the federal agency that oversees all these international broadcasters and distributes money to them.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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The measurement of how much the company distributes is known as the dividend yield, found by dividing the annual payout by the share price.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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An eye poke late in the third round paused the contest for the full five minutes Cejudo was allotted to recover from the foul.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The exceptions were Kentucky and Vermont, which received around 3 percent of the seats in the House, and Maine, which had about 4 percent of the total after Congress allotted the new state seven of Massachusetts's previous 20 seats.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Reallocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reallocate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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