Definitions
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- noun One who, or that which,
allocates .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
Etymologies
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Examples
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The allocator is a strange beast, having no self interest of its own, but begin able to read exactly what the self-interest of all individuals in the collective are.
Limited, Inc. 2010
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"Are we prepared to take all the chips off the table, have assets decrease by over $300 million and our overall fees reduced by $1.6 million or more, and, one wonders if we ever 'escape' the legal issue of being the asset allocator and introducer, even if we terminate all Madoff related relationships?"
In latest Madoff fallout, Cuomo sues Ivy Asset Management 2010
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The concensus seems to be that we don't want to simply accept the market as the allocator of health care.
Health Care, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In the '86 case, those principles were that "people with equal incomes should pay equal taxes," and that "the market is a more efficient allocator of resources than the Finance or Ways and Means Committee."
Tax-Overhaul Advocates Study Reagan-Era Reform Alan Murray 2011
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Your Nov. 16 editorial "The President's Venture Capitalist" describes the Department of Energy's green-energy loan program as another example of Washington's assumption that it is a better allocator of the nation's resources than are private investors.
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The company is also a prudent capital allocator, and has been in the midst of a big share buy-back program.
Big Businesses With Good Dividends And Low PEs Wallace Forbes 2010
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Wood, ever the deft and polite time allocator, diverted his attentions towards Schneider.
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And historically, it's been a well-run business and an excellent capital allocator.
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The company is also a prudent capital allocator, and has been in the midst of a big share buy-back program.
Big Businesses With Good Dividends And Low PEs Wallace Forbes 2010
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Now keep in mind that a key premise of capitalism is that the market is a more efficient allocator of resources than the government.
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