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allocate

[ al-uh-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing.
  1. to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot:

    to allocate funds for new projects.



allocate

/ ˈæləˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. to assign or allot for a particular purpose
  2. a less common word for locate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈalloˌcatable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • al·lo·ca·tor noun
  • de·al·lo·cate verb (used with object) deallocated deallocating
  • re·al·lo·cate verb (used with object) reallocated reallocating
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allocate1

First recorded in 1630–40; from Medieval Latin allocātus (past participle of allocāre ), equivalent to al- al- + loc(us) “place” + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allocate1

C17: from Medieval Latin allocāre, from Latin locāre to place, from locus a place
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Synonym Study

See assign.
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Example Sentences

The capital allocated to the investment bank as a percentage of risk-weighted assets was around 75% when I joined UBS.

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With this information, we can do a better job of allocating media dollars going forward.

Gannon also said that this summer, for the first time, state funding had been allocated to help recruit and train MAT teams.

Learning how to wisely allocate your resources can both save and earn you a lot of money.

Though the money is allocated by neighborhood, it’s all “city money,” said Tomlinson.

Also, our house will be paid off so we can allocate those savings to other investments.

And we can talk about whether we want to allocate fewer resources to the aged.

I recommend you allocate 30% to a broad international stock fund, and 70% in a broad US index fund, such as an S&P500 fund.

Why allocate education dollars to a community perceived to be off the charts with spelling-bee winners and academic scholars?

While this frees up resources the Romney camp can allocate elsewhere, it could prove costly if it lets Santorum on the board.

And we have been able to allocate all the haloes so far investigated to one or the other of the known radioactive families.

I once intended to allocate a pocket especially for greenbacks, but found it unnecessary.

My specimens also showed these intermediate tendencies and I am unable at present to allocate the specimens to subspecies.

It was accordingly arranged to allocate yards or separate sections of yards, so that one class of tonnage only would be produced.

Some will have two, some three, some a number of members; and on what system will you allocate the members to these divisions?

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