allocate
[ al-uh-keyt ]
/ ˈæl əˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing.
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
to fix the place of; locate.
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Origin of allocate
Related formsal·lo·ca·tor, nounde·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), de·al·lo·cat·ed, de·al·lo·cat·ing.re·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), re·al·lo·cat·ed, re·al·lo·cat·ing.un·al·lo·cat·ed, adjective
Synonym study
1. See assign.
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Examples from the Web for unallocated
As a result, the delegates he should have won will be considered “unallocated” and be assigned by the state party.
British Dictionary definitions for unallocated
allocate
/ (ˈæləˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to assign or allot for a particular purpose
a less common word for locate (def. 2)
Derived Formsallocatable, adjective
Word Origin for allocate
C17: from Medieval Latin allocāre, from Latin locāre to place, from locus a place
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Word Origin and History for unallocated
allocate
1630s, from verbal used of adjective allocate (mid-15c. in legal use), from Medieval Latin allocate (the common first word of writs authorizing payment), imperative plural of allocare "allocate," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + locare "to place" (see locate). Related: Allocated; allocating.
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