Allocate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 : to divide and give out for a special reason or to particular people or things Funds were allocated among the clubs. 2 : to set apart for a particular ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut allocate verb SaveWord al·​lo·​cate |\ˈa-lə-ˌkāt \ allocated;allocating Definitionofallocate transitiveverb 1 :toapportionforaspecificpurposeortoparticularpersonsorthings:distribute allocatetasksamonghumanandautomatedcomponents 2 :tosetapartorearmark:designate allocateasectionofthebuildingforspecialresearchpurposes OtherWordsfromallocate Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingallocate LearnMoreAboutallocate OtherWordsfromallocate allocatable \ ˈa-​lə-​ˌkā-​tə-​bəl \ adjective allocation \ ˌa-​lə-​ˈkā-​shən \ noun allocator \ ˈa-​lə-​ˌkā-​tər \ noun Synonymsforallocate Synonyms allot, allow, apportion, assign, distribute, lot, ration VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofallocateinaSentence Moneyfromthesaleofthehousewasallocatedtoeachofthechildren. Weneedtodeterminethebestwaytoallocateourresources. Haveenoughfundsbeenallocatedtofinancetheproject? RecentExamplesontheWeb Companiesshouldspecificallyallocateresourcestohelpemployeesfromunderrepresentedbackgroundsprepareforadvancementopportunities. — Forbes,14Apr.2022 ThecityofPalmSpringswillallocate$200,000todevelopaguaranteedincomepilotprogramfortransgenderandnonbinaryresidents. — LilaSeidman,LosAngelesTimes,29Mar.2022 Inadditiontorestoringnetneutrality,theFCCisunderpressuretoexpandcompetitionamongbroadbandproviders,improvemapsthatareusedtoallocatebroadbandfundingandexpandprogramstoaddressInternetaffordability. — WashingtonPost,3Mar.2022 Lastyear’sprizewassharedbyPaulR.MilgromandRobertB.Wilson,theinventorsofnewauctionformatswhichhavebeenusedbygovernmentstoallocatescarceresources. — NewYorkTimes,7Oct.2021 In2017,thatdatawasusedtoallocate$1.5trilliontostates,communities,households,businessesandnonprofits. — DallasNews,12Aug.2021 Theerrorwasaresultofcomplicatedformulasusedtoallocatecostsandalackofdetailedreviewbythecompany’smanagement,saidKevinMcNeill,PureCycle’schieffinancialofficer. — NinaTrentmann,WSJ,21July2021 Thestudystruckinsurers—andthebroaderhealthcareindustry—likealightningbolt,momentarilyilluminatingtheextentofracialbiasinamethodologyusedtoallocatescarcehealthcareresourcesacrosstheUnitedStates. — CaseyRossReprints,STAT,23June2021 TheamounteachcityreceivesisbasedontheformulastypicallyusedbytheU.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmenttoallocatecommunitydevelopmentblockgrants. — RobinGoist,cleveland,13June2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'allocate.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingallocate sub-allocate sub-allocate FirstKnownUseofallocate 1616,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforallocate borrowedfromMedievalLatinallocātus,pastparticipleofallocāre"toplace,stow,hireout,placeonhire,allow,admit,credit,"fromLatinad-ad-+locāre"toplace,situate"—moreatlocate LearnMoreAboutallocate Shareallocate PosttheDefinitionofallocatetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofallocateonTwitter TimeTravelerforallocate Thefirstknownuseofallocatewas in1616 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearallocate allocable allocate allocatee SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforallocate LastUpdated 19Apr2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Allocate.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allocate.Accessed26Apr.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforallocate allocate verb al·​lo·​cate |\ˈa-lə-ˌkāt\ allocated;allocating KidsDefinitionofallocate 1 :todivideandgiveoutforaspecialreasonortoparticularpeopleorthings Fundswereallocatedamongtheclubs. 2 :tosetapartforaparticularpurpose Partoftheclassroomwasallocatedforreading. MorefromMerriam-Websteronallocate Nglish:TranslationofallocateforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofallocateforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY minion SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NameThatColor Namethatcolor: aqua chartreuse cinnabar amaranth Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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