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• past tense form of allocate.
• past participle of allocate.

allocated

American  

[al-uh-key-tid] / ˈæl əˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. set apart for a particular purpose or recipient; assigned or allotted.

   No committee participating in this event shall receive more than its allocated share of the funds raised.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of allocate.

Other Word Forms

• unallocated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of allocated

allocate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

allocated

Navarre said the department had allocated 76 units and 250 personnel to the fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

A second officer subsequently allocated to the case did not get any further statements, and neither officer listened to a recording of an allegedly threatening voice message sent by Creswell, the Ombudsman said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I have a lot of younger clients who have huge stock-option portfolios,” says Ringbauer, which is leading to prenup discussions about “not only what I have today but how it gets allocated for the future.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The fund, from money already allocated to the British Business Bank, will provide investments of between £5m and £15m.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

We wanted to spend every minute of the half hour Papa allocated to uniform washing.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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