allocate

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UK /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ US /ˈæl.əˌkeɪt/

verb 3adj 1noun 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

efficiently

The project manager efficiently allocated the budget between marketing and product development.

randomly

PREP

for

The government decided to allocate extra funds for improving public schools in rural areas.

The school allocated more resources to improving the science laboratory this year.

Definitions

verb

To set aside for a purpose.

Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.

By March 1994, it had moved to Cardiff Canton, and was still allocated there when its nameplates were taken off in March 1997.

To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.

The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.

To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.

The memory manager allocates memory to requesting processes until there is no more memory available or until there are no more processes waiting for memory.

adj

allocated

noun

A writ authorizing payment, allowance, grant.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special pu

apportion

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.

Wiktionary

By March 1994, it had moved to Cardiff Canton, and was still allocated there when its nameplates were taken off in March 1997.

Wiktionary

The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.

Wiktionary

Allocate a room for research purposes.

Tatoeba · #239257

A committee of experts determines how to allocate the money.

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If the government is serious about making inroads into the backlog of asylum applications, they should allocate additional funding.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, allocate is marked as obsolete, UK, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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