allocated

[al-uh-key-tid]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unallocated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of allocated¹

allocate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Players were previously allocated to sides via a draft with a set of salary tiers, but will now have their team and pay set by an auction that will take place in March.

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In its response, published on Friday, the government said no money was available for such a scheme under the funding allocated in the current spending review period - which runs until 2028/2029.

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“These admission numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa,” the notice read.

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"The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa," it said.

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The notice posted to the website of the Federal Register said the 7,500 admissions would "primarily" be allocated to Afrikaner South Africans and "other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands".

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