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.

Origin of allocate

1630–40; < Medieval Latin allocātus (past participle of allocāre), equivalent to al- al- + loc(us) place + -ātus -ate¹

synonym study for allocate

1. See assign.

OTHER WORDS FROM allocate

al·lo·ca·tor, noun de·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

Words nearby allocate

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Example sentences from the Web for allocate

Also, our house will be paid off so we can allocate those savings to other investments.

First World Financial Problems |Megan McArdle |March 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And we can talk about whether we want to allocate fewer resources to the aged.

Alan Greenspan's Terrible Fiscal Cliff Comments |David Frum |November 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I recommend you allocate 30% to a broad international stock fund, and 70% in a broad US index fund, such as an S&P500 fund.

Ask the Blogger: Why Isn't My IRA Doing Anything? |Megan McArdle |October 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Why allocate education dollars to a community perceived to be off the charts with spelling-bee winners and academic scholars?

Asian-Americans Reject ‘Good’ News in Pew Report |Joie Chen |June 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

While this frees up resources the Romney camp can allocate elsewhere, it could prove costly if it lets Santorum on the board.

Massachusetts and Vermont Loom Large on Super Tuesday |Ben Jacobs |March 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It was accordingly arranged to allocate yards or separate sections of yards, so that one class of tonnage only would be produced.

Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 |Various
Some will have two, some three, some a number of members; and on what system will you allocate the members to these divisions?

Liberalism and the Social Problem |Winston Spencer Churchill
My specimens also showed these intermediate tendencies and I am unable at present to allocate the specimens to subspecies.

Birds from North Borneo |Max C. Thompson
Adaptability results from diversity; so does the ability to allocate resources within the dynamic community.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
And we have been able to allocate all the haloes so far investigated to one or the other of the known radioactive families.

The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays |J. (John) Joly

British Dictionary definitions for allocate

allocate

/ (ˈæləˌkeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to assign or allot for a particular purpose

a less common word for locate (def. 2)

Derived forms of allocate

allocatable, adjective

Word Origin for allocate

C17: from Medieval Latin allocāre, from Latin locāre to place, from locus a place

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allocate

verb (used with object), al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing.

Origin of allocate

synonym study for allocate

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British Dictionary definitions for allocate

verb (tr)

Derived forms of allocate

Word Origin for allocate

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

allocate

verb (used with object), al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing.

Origin of allocate

synonym study for allocate

OTHER WORDS FROM allocate

Words nearby allocate

Words related to allocate

Example sentences from the Web for allocate

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