allocate
Plural: allocates
Verb
Verb Forms: allocated, allocating, allocates
- To set aside or designate for a specific purpose.
- distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
- To set aside for a purpose.
- To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
- To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
Adj
- allocated
Noun
- A writ authorizing payment, allowance, grant.
Examples
- I’ll allocate my best tiles for a bingo on the triple word score.
- Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.
- The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin allocātus, perfect passive participle of Latin allocō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to”) + locō. Doublet of allow.
Synonyms
apportion, allocate, appropriate, assign, dedicate, designate, detach, earmark, preselect, put aside, secern, secernate, separate, sepose, sequester, set apart, set aside
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
allocate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordallocate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
allocate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary