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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Noem was also criticized over how her department spent billions of dollars allocated by Congress.

From Los Angeles Times

In response, the school has allocated part of its budget towards further staff training and equipment for allergies.

From BBC

China allocated 250 billion yuan in special bonds to continue its consumer goods trade-in program, intended to boost household spending, though the figure is lower than last year’s 300 billion yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is leading to a situation where the vast majority of all new capacity will be fully allocated to HBM,” Arcuri said, referring to high-bandwidth memory that is made by stacking DRAM.

From MarketWatch

Parents across the country are finding out by email and letter which school place they have been allocated after applying before the end of last October.

From BBC

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