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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Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and the General Staff have allocated more than $111 million for middle-strike procurement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

SpaceX allocated some 20% of its IPO to retail investors, and reportedly drew in over $100 billion of retail orders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The report also raised concerns about how patients were allocated to midwives.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Documents published by the US Navy this month show advanced planning for an even larger Australian stockpile, with $30 million allocated to build warehouses and offices in southeastern Victoria state for "critical forward provisioning".

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

He began lobbying officials there to include the various second-line antibiotics on their list of “essential drugs”—a list that the ministries followed and allocated money for in their budgets.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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