allocator

American  

[al-uh-kayt-er] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt ər /

noun

• allocators
  plural

1. a person or thing that allocates or whose responsibility is to allocate.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• deallocator
  noun
• reallocator
  noun
• suballocator
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• allocators
  plural

Example Sentences

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allocator allocators

Allison has been a great capital allocator beyond buybacks.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

In a report published Thursday, the French bank’s heads of strategy for the U.S. and Asia, Manish Kabra and Frank Benzimra, joined forces with global asset allocator Alain Bokobza to respond to those concerns.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025

In 2014, the group hired John Barkett, an experienced environmental lawyer from Florida, to act as an outside allocator and deliver a report suggesting how the parties should divide the costs.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023

Mr. Musk is “a phenomenal capital allocator, and I think he’ll make a lot of money in Twitter,” said Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist who was an early Facebook executive.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2022

George F. Will argued that the “market” is a better allocator of “preferences” than the government.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021

When I ask myself, why do our capital allocators want to put $1.4 trillion into AI?

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The one year pay deal covers Menzies dispatchers, allocators, airside agents, and controllers.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

But allocators always and inevitably favor their own interests and networks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Stubbs believes his recommended exposure to gold in the last five years has consistently been the highest among asset allocators.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

“Our conversations with institutional allocators consistently highlight regulatory uncertainty as the primary barrier to increasing crypto exposure,” Lau said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026