Allocate Meaning
/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
verbTo set aside for a purpose.
verbTo distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
Sentence Examples
Allocate a room for research purposes.
A committee of experts determines how to allocate the money.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The committee decided to ____ additional resources to the education sector.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee will ____ the remaining funds to the various projects.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"By March 1994, it had moved to Cardiff Canton, and was still allocated there when its nameplates were taken off in March 1997."
— 2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27:
"The memory manager allocates memory to requesting processes until there is no more memory available or until there are no more processes waiting for memory."
— 2011, José M. Garrido, Richard Schlesinger, Kenneth Hoganson, Principles of Modern Operating Systems, 2nd edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 264:
Explore More C1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The committee decided to ____ additional resources to the education sector.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee will ____ the remaining funds to the various projects.