allocate
verb (used with object)
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot.
has been allocating
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present perfect progressiveof allocate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since the incident, F5 has been allocating many of its resources toward helping customers upgrade and remediate their software environments to ensure they’re protected, Locoh-Donou said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Mr Anwar's first problem has been allocating cabinet posts.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2022
Webb said that Bloomberg has been allocating his capital to build his campaign staff and has been "buying up inventory" in digital, radio and television ads.
From Fox News ● Feb. 21, 2020
He limited ticket prices to between $75 and $850 and has been allocating them through a lottery that includes identity verification.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2017
When Mr. Duer dug more deeply into cemetery records, he discovered that the journalists’ burial ground was acquired long ago by a Taiwanese-American fraternal organization, which has been allocating the remaining grave sites in turn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2011
