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

allocated

American  

[al-uh-kay-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

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Etymology

Origin of allocated

allocate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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allocated

“There are budgets that have been laid out, but no resources that have been allocated to it yet,” Herrera said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Broadcast revenue is allocated on a merit basis by final league position.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Such is the demand for them that some public apartments are allocated by lottery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

It includes protections for the editorial independence of CBS and CNN, money allocated for entertainment worker benefits and a commitment to negotiate distribution deals for the two companies’ basic cable channels separately.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Every family in the township was allocated a piece of land by the government.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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