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allocate

[al-uh-keyt]

verb (used with object)

allocated, allocating 
  1. to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot.

    to allocate funds for new projects.



allocate

/ ˈæəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to assign or allot for a particular purpose

  2. a less common word for locate

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • allocator noun
  • deallocate verb (used with object)
  • reallocate verb (used with object)
  • ˈˌٲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of allocate1

First recorded in 1630–40; from Medieval Latin dzٳܲ (past participle of dz ), equivalent to al- al- + loc(us) “place” + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of allocate1

C17: from Medieval Latin dz, from Latin dz to place, from locus a place
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Synonym Study

See assign.
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With South Africa allocated the home dressing room for the WTC final at the home of cricket, Rabada's five-wicket haul was enough to see him join Greenidge in the exclusive club.

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More detail - including where the homes will be built, who will build them, and how much funding will be allocated to building socially rented homes - is still awaited.

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We already know, at least roughly, the total numbers the chancellor has to allocate.

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The first minister has previously said that £25m allocated to Wales at last year's October budget was not enough.

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Trump’s efforts to cut off congressionally allocated funds to public and private recipients have already run into a judicial buzzsaw, as would his threat to California were he to try to put it into action.

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