allocate
verb (used with object)
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot.
has allocated
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present perfectof allocate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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President Bola Tinubu's administration has allocated the largest defence and security budget in the country's history, raising it by 10% in December 2025 compared to one year before.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The costs could theoretically be covered by the $1 billion in funding the federal government has allocated for the Games’ costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
SpaceX has eschewed the traditional IPO range, opting for a fixed $135 price, and it has allocated more stock than usual to Musk’s army of retail investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
For the directive faculties, so essentially distinct from those to which universal custom has allocated the name of labour, it is difficult to find a name equally convenient and satisfying.
From A Critical Examination of Socialism by W. H. (William Hurrell) Mallock
