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

Derived Forms

unallocated

adjective

Etymology

Origin of allocated

allocate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Senior figures say the Conservatives' ambitions for defence had not been quite matched by the level of funding that had been allocated: their eyes were bigger than their budgets.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Money to buy SpaceX at the IPO price should be allocated.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said the brokerage in years past had to plead with issuers to set aside stock for the company’s IPO Access program, which distributes allocated retail shares at random to interested customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But only a select few can participate: shares in hot IPOs are carefully allocated, with big chunks going to institutions and very wealthy people that don’t leave a lot left for regular retail investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He began lobbying officials there to include the various second-line antibiotics on their list of “essential drugs”—a list that the ministries followed and allocated money for in their budgets.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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