Synonyms

allocated

American

[al-uh-key-tid] / ˈæl əˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

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.

verb

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

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Diamondback held production flat at 505,000 to 510,000 barrels per day and allocated up to $150 million for exploration.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

OpenAI’s researchers are able to track how AI chips are allocated between different groups through an internal dashboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

By January of this year, Beijing reported the program had already reached more than 24 million beneficiaries, with 90 billion yuan allocated from the central budget for the year.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Shares of chip-equipment makers have been hot in recent months, with the companies seen as somewhat agnostic plays on the booming budgets being allocated to artificial-intelligence buildouts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 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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