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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About $100 million in capacity for a special Darsana SpaceX invest vehicle was allocated to clients of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

If SpaceX is underpriced by just 10%, Ritter said, that’s billions in profit for the “people and institutions that are lucky enough to get shares allocated to them.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“The fact that there is a day of the week where I know I’ll feel extra alive and that it’s a day that is otherwise not allocated for that is really valuable.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The coach was "paid by the European Parliament from the budget allocated to MEPs", the complaint added.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This presented a delicate problem, another of the house guests being also without his valet, raising the question as to which guest should be allocated the butler as valet and who the footman.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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