Allocate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Allocate definition: If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'allocate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× allocate (æləkeɪt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseallocates ,presentparticipleallocating ,pasttense,pastparticipleallocated verb Ifoneitemorshareofsomethingisallocatedtoaparticularpersonorforaparticularpurpose,itisgiventothatpersonorusedforthatpurpose. Ticketsarelimitedandwillbeallocatedtothosewhoapplyfirst.[beVERB-ed+to] Thisyear'sbudgetallocated£15mtocyclesafetyinthecapital.[Vn+for/to] Ourplanistoallocateonememberofstafftohandleappointments.[VERBnounto-infinitive] [AlsoVnn,Vn]Synonyms:assign,grant,distribute,designate MoreSynonymsofallocate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof allocate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'allocate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'allocate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'backmarker' HindiTranslationof'allocate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency allocateinBritishEnglish (ˈæləˌkeɪt ) verb(transitive)1. toassignorallotforaparticularpurpose 2. alesscommonwordforlocate(sense2) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsallocatable(ˈalloˌcatable)adjective WordoriginC17:fromMedievalLatinallocāre,fromLatinlocāretoplace,fromlocusaplace WordFrequency allocateinAmericanEnglish (ˈæloʊˌkeɪt ;ˈæləˌkeɪt ) verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈalloˌcatedorˈalloˌcating1.  tosetapartforaspecificpurpose toallocatefundsforhousing 2.  todistributeinsharesoraccordingtoaplan;allot 3.  tofixthelocationof;locate SIMILARWORDS: alˈlot Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsallocable(ˈallocable)(ˈæləkəbəl ) adjectiveorˈalloˌcatable Wordorigin