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Definition of allocate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofallocateverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary allocateverb  /ˈæləkeɪt/ /ˈæləkeɪt/VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theyallocate /ˈæləkeɪt/ /ˈæləkeɪt/he/she/itallocates /ˈæləkeɪts/ /ˈæləkeɪts/pastsimpleallocated /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/pastparticipleallocated /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/-ingformallocating /ˈæləkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪŋ/ jumptootherresults togivesomethingofficiallytosomebody/somethingforaparticularpurposeallocatesomething(forsomething)Alargesumhasbeenallocatedforbuyingnewbooksforthelibrary.allocatesomething(tosomebody/something)Theyintendtoallocatemoreplacestomaturestudentsthisyear.Moreresourcesarebeingallocatedtotheproject.allocatesomebody/somethingsthTheprojectisbeingallocatedmoreresources.allocatesomethingtodosomethingMillionshavebeenallocatedtoimprovestudents'performance.ExtraExamplesMoremoneyshouldbeallocatedforfaminerelief.Morefundswillnowbeallocatedtocharitableorganizations.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbrandomlyefficientlyprepositionaccordingtobyfor…SeefullentryWordOriginmid17thcent.:frommedievalLatinallocat-‘allotted’,fromtheverballocare,fromad-‘to’+locare,fromlocus‘place’. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. SeeallocateintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeallocateintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: allocate Nearbywords all-nightadjective all-nighternoun allocateverb allocationnoun allochthonousadjective insight noun     FromtheWordlist OPALwrittenwords OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay