allocate

allocate is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăl'ə-kāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/

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Verb

Plain form allocate

Third-person singular allocates

Past tense allocated

Past participle allocated

Present participle allocating

1. (transitive) If you allocate something, you set it aside or plan to use it for a particular purpose. The term is often used with money or resources.

   We need to change the way that the research money is being allocated.

   The government is allocating scarce resources to the military when they should be used for growing food.

Related words

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