allocate - Longman Dictionary

allocate meaning, definition, what is allocate: to use something for a particular purpos...: Learn more. allocate Wordfamily (noun) allocation (verb) allocateFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishallocateal‧lo‧cate/ˈæləkeɪt/●○○AWLverb[transitive]    GIVEtousesomethingforaparticularpurpose,givesomethingtoaparticularpersonetc,especiallyafteranofficialdecisionhasbeenmadeallocatesomethingtosomebody/something  theimportanceofallocatingresourcestolocalcommunities  Youshouldallocatethesameamountoftimetoeachquestion.allocatesomethingforsomething  Onemilliondollarswasallocatedfordisasterrelief.allocatesomebody/somethingsth  Severalpatientswerewaitingtobeallocatedabed.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusallocate•Thecompanyhasallocated$1000totheteamtogettheprojectstarted.•Weareallocatedanurseryforourweeklyspellofbabycare.•Itisaprocesswherebyscarceresourcesareallocatedamongcompetingpowersandclaimants.•Allthishighlightedtheneedformorelandtobeallocatedbyplanningauthoritiesfordevelopment.•Thegovernmenthasallocated,fortheintroductionoftheNationalCurriculuminto24,000schools,thesumof£30million.•Heisaselfish,competitivefighterwhoistotallycalculatingabouthowheallocateshistimeandresources.•Severalsingleparentfamilieshavebeenallocatedhomesonthenewsite.•Theresultswilldependonhoweachdepartmentallocatesitsresources.•Investorswhoallocatemoneybasedonmarketsizemaynotbeasdiversifiedastheythought. allocatesomethingforsomething•Onemilliondollarshasbeenallocatedfordisasterrelief.FromLongmanBusinessDictionaryallocateal‧lo‧cate/ˈæləkeɪt/verb[transitive]1COMMERCEtodecideofficiallythataparticularamountofmoney,timeetcshouldbeusedforaparticularpurposeallocatesomethingforsomethingThecompanyhasallocatedfundsforthedesignoffourplants.allocatesomethingtosomethingDirectorsallocated$100milliontothesearchforoil.2todecideofficiallythatsomethingsuchasahouseorjobshouldbegiventoaparticularpersonallocatesomethingtosomebodyTheirjobistoallocatehomestoordinarypeople.allocatesomebodysomethingTheyallocatedmeawindowseatatcheck-in.3ACCOUNTINGtodecidewhereaparticularamount,cost,orexpenseshouldbeheldinacompany’saccountsallocatesomethingtosomethingTheregulatorsdidnotlikethewayinwhichthecompanyallocatedexpensestoitsbankunits.→SeeVerbtableOriginallocate(1600-1700)MedievalLatinpastparticipleofallocare,fromLatinad-“to”+locare“toplace” Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics College Technology Linguistics Tools Seealltopics Wordoftheday pour tomakealiquidorothersubstanceflowoutoforintoacontainerbyholdingitatanangle VerbtableallocatePresentI,you,we,theyallocatehe,she,itallocates >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyallocatedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveallocatedhe,she,ithasallocatedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadallocatedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillallocateFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveallocated >ViewLess PresentIamallocatinghe,she,itisallocating >ViewMore you,we,theyareallocatingPastI,he,she,itwasallocatingyou,we,theywereallocatingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenallocatinghe,she,ithasbeenallocatingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenallocatingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeallocatingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenallocating >ViewLess