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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Private investors allocated the majority of the capital to the biggest AI companies, such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

From Los Angeles Times

“How Warren and the team have allocated capital for the past 60 years, it will not change.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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