allocator
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6.4
- noun
- /əˈlækəˌteɪtər/
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asignador
- As a resource allocator, the manager decides where the institution will spend its budget.
- resource allocator
- water allocator
Hedge funds, we're the largest allocator to hedge funds in the world.
- Hedge funds, we're the largest allocator to hedge funds in the world.
- One, they were very good capital allocators.
- I work for Ted Baker, they have a showroom here downtown LA and I work for like their wholesale branch if you will, and I'm an allocator.
- And so no traders are thinking about it, no asset allocators have this embodied understanding of what it's like to go through in a very few.
Examples
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CPP, the Canadian pension plan, is a huge allocator to private equity, as is CalPERS, the Californian public pension plan.
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Well, usually it's because the free market is a much better allocator of of capital.
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Hedge funds, we're the largest allocator to hedge funds in the world.
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As a resource allocator, the manager decides where the institution will expend resources.
Academic text (2002) -
So I think the best investors and capital allocators are typically generalists that find specialists.
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The liaison and disseminator roles are then followed by the monitor, resource allocator, and entrepreneur roles.
Academic text (2002) -
The resource allocator role requires that CAOs initiate, develop, and maintain the operational budget within the academic division and effectively manage the human and physical resources.
Academic text (2002) -
The project allocator ensures that each team receives the tools necessary for their tasks.
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In this company, the primary allocator of tasks is the team leader, who assigns responsibilities to each member.
Synonyms
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3.0
A person or organization who gives out things to others
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4.7
A person who gives tasks to other people
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4.9
A person who gives work to other people
A person who gives tasks or responsibilities to others
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Allocator comes from the verb allocate, which breaks into ad- 'to' and locare 'to place' and is the same root you see in locate and location. So an allocator is someone or something that 'places' or 'gives out' resources or tasks to the right people or places.