allocate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to assign or allot for a particular purpose
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a less common word for locate
Related Words
See assign.
Other Word Forms
- allocatable adjective
- allocator noun
- deallocate verb (used with object)
- reallocate verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of allocate
First recorded in 1630–40; from Medieval Latin allocātus (past participle of allocāre ), equivalent to al- al- + loc(us) “place” + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Abel assured shareholders that the way decisions are made, and how capital is allocated under his watch, will continue on the path set by Buffett “into perpetuity.”
From MarketWatch
United was allocated five additional gates at O’Hare last year and is planning to boost its daily departures there by more than 34% this summer.
Llywelyn added that the council already prioritises people with a "local connection" and that evidence suggests "this approach ensures that a high percentage of those who are allocated housing are Welsh speakers".
From BBC
It has allocated as much as around $1 trillion for those purposes, but it is unclear how rapidly those sums will be deployed.
If individual investors sour on private assets, that slows one avenue of fee growth, at least until retirement funds start to allocate more to private assets.
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