allocate

pronunciation

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Verb:

distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

Word Origin

allocate (v.): 1630s, from verbal used of adjective allocate (mid-15c. in legal use), from Medieval Latin allocate (the common first word of writs authorizing payment), imperative plural of allocare "allocate," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + locare "to place" (see locate). Related: Allocated; allocating.

Synonym

v.

out mete distribute designate appropriate up aside dole allot assign earmark divide set ration apportion apart

Example

1. Allocate the remaining money toward the categories in the wants section .

2. How many rooms did you allocate on all your ota channels ?

3. The first resource they need to allocate is their own time .

4. Market forces have not been allowed to allocate access to scarce infrastructure more efficiently .

5. Allocate credits for the total acceptable number , and they could be traded .

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