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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The Santa Rosa fire also continued to burn on the eponymous island located within the Channel Islands National Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

According to an X post by journalist Barak Ravid of the news site Axios, citing a US official, the US carried out "strikes on military targets" on the island located off Iran's western coast.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Even on South Georgia, a remote island located in the very south of the Atlantic Ocean, exotic species are present.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024

The volcano island located in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the main Java and Sumatra islands has erupted at least seven times since late Friday, Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2023

"It's a big island located almost in the middle of Lake Monona," answered the old lumberman.

From The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box by Stratemeyer, Edward

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