allocate
/'æləkeit/
Definition
Verb: 1. To distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose: To set apart or designate something, especially money, time, or resources, for a specific use or recipient according to a plan. 2. To assign or apportion: To give something to someone or something as their share.
Usage
The verb "allocate" is typically used in formal or administrative contexts. It often involves a deliberate decision to distribute limited resources (like money, time, space, or tasks) among different people, projects, or purposes. It is commonly followed by a direct object (the resource) and a prepositional phrase starting with "to" or "for."
Examples
- The government will allocate funds to build new schools.
- How much time did you allocate for the meeting?
- The manager allocated tasks to each team member.
- We need to allocate more memory for this software to run properly.
Advanced Usage
- "to allocate something among/between": To distribute something to several recipients or groups.
- The prize money was allocated among the top three contestants.
- "to allocate something for": To designate something to be used for a specific purpose.
- This land has been allocated for a new hospital.
Variants and Related Words
- Allocation (noun): The action or process of allocating; an amount of something allocated.
- The allocation of resources was fair.
- Allocable/Allocatable (adjective): Capable of being allocated.
- These are the allocable funds for the quarter.
Synonyms
- Assign: To designate a task or resource to someone.
- Apportion: To divide and share out.
- Distribute: To give shares of something; to spread over an area.
- Allot: To give or assign a share or portion.
Antonyms
- Withhold: To refuse to give something that is due or desired.
- Keep: To retain possession of.
- Collect: To bring or gather together.
Related Phrases
- Capital allocation: The process of deciding how to deploy capital among various investments or projects (a business/finance term).
- Resource allocation: The assignment of available resources to various uses (an economics/management term).
Verb
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distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
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I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
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I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip
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