allocate

CEFRC1

/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/

verb · adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To give money, time, or resources to a particular purpose.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.

Examples

  • A committee of experts determines how to allocate the money.

  • Allocate a room for research purposes.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈæl.ə.kæɪt/
  • /ˈæl.oʊˌkeɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.

  2. To set aside for a purpose.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. allocated

More examples

In context

  • Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.

  • The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.

  • By March 1994, it had moved to Cardiff Canton, and was still allocated there when its nameplates were taken off in March 1997.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The committee decided to blank additional resources to the education sector.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

verb

From Latin allocātus, perfect passive participle of Latin allocō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to”) + locō. Doublet of allow. By surface analysis, al- + locate.