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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He focused on incentives — how managers are paid, how boards behave, how capital is allocated — because incentives shape outcomes more reliably than projections.

From MarketWatch

Army Corps of Engineers allocated $60 million to hire personnel to monitor daily cleanup operations and document any health and safety risks.

From Los Angeles Times

“Household resources have been allocated to maximize your utility. Please see Line 12 for your transfer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, releasing him after that season would incur a salary cap hit of $99.2 million in what’s known as dead money, or funds allocated to a player who’s no longer on the team.

From The Wall Street Journal

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