allocate
verb /ˈæləkeɪt/
/ˈæləkeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they allocate | /ˈæləkeɪt/ /ˈæləkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it allocates | /ˈæləkeɪts/ /ˈæləkeɪts/ |
| past simple allocated | /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle allocated | /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form allocating | /ˈæləkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- to give something officially to somebody/something for a particular purpose
- allocate something (for something) A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.
- allocate something (to somebody/something) They intend to allocate more places to mature students this year.
- More resources are being allocated to the project.
- allocate somebody/something sth The project is being allocated more resources.
- allocate something to do something Millions have been allocated to improve students' performance.
Extra Examples- More money should be allocated for famine relief.
- More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- randomly
- efficiently
- according to
- by
- for
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin allocat- ‘allotted’, from the verb allocare, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’.