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• past participle of allocate.
• past tense form 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

This frequency is internationally allocated for industrial, scientific, and medical applications.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Skydance also allocated $40 billion to other intangible assets, such as affiliate relationships, franchises and brands like HBO and TNT.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Jails: In 2020, 57% of county voters approved Measure J. This mandated that at least 10% of locally generated, unrestricted revenue be allocated to incarceration alternatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

As it stands, mayors of English strategic authorities receive most of their funding from ring-fenced grants, allocated by central government to be spent on specific policy areas.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In business, education, science, and so forth, most productivity is determined by an evaluation of employees or students, and funding is often allocated based on that assessment.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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