allocate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to assign or allot for a particular purpose
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a less common word for locate
Related Words
See assign.
Other Word Forms
- allocatable adjective
- allocator noun
- deallocate verb (used with object)
- reallocate verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of allocate
First recorded in 1630–40; from Medieval Latin allocātus (past participle of allocāre ), equivalent to al- al- + loc(us) “place” + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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More than $53 billion has been spent on the Artemis program alone over the last four years, and billions more have been allocated to the Commercial Lunar Payload Services and Lunar Terrain Vehicle programs.
From MarketWatch
"The international community must take into account the needs of people with disabilities" and allocate a share of the international aid budget to them, he said.
From Barron's
The firm recommends investors that who like gold allocate a mid-single-digit percentage of their portfolio to the precious metal as a hedge and a way to diversify.
From Barron's
The funding forms part of £3.8m allocated by the UK government on 16 March and it's estimated that between 20,000 to 25,000 households will be eligible in Wales.
From BBC
“The first victims are party balloons: you can quite easily allocate less there and deal with a few angry parents,” Kapadia said.
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