allocate

/'æləkeit/

Thân thiện

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).

Học thuật

Verb

1. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
   • I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
   • I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip

Từ đồng nghĩa

• apportion