Allocate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

ALLOCATE meaning: to divide and give out (something) for a special reason or to particular people, companies, etc. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary allocate 1ENTRIESFOUND: allocate(verb) allocate /ˈæləˌkeɪt/ verb allocates; allocated; allocating allocate /ˈæləˌkeɪt/ verb allocates; allocated; allocating BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofALLOCATE [+object] : todivideandgiveout(something)foraspecialreasonortoparticularpeople,companies,etc. allocatefundsamongcharities Moneyfromthesaleofthehousewasallocatedtoeachofthechildren. Weneedtodeterminethebestwaytoallocateourresources. Haveenoughfundsbeenallocatedtofinancetheproject? [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —allocation /ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/ noun, plural allocations [noncount] theallocationoffunds assetallocation [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples [count] assetallocations [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR Whatisthedifferencebetweenassureandensure? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY chowdown :eat(informal) LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.