allocate

Academic Word List, sublist 6.

About 2.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To set aside for a purpose.

   Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.

2. verb To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.

   The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.

3. verb To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
4. adjective allocated
5. noun A writ authorizing payment, allowance, grant.

Similar words

apportion allotment allocative allot distribute share distribution apportionment distributional assign

Often followed by

the resources a to their funds more and memory them

Word family

allocable allocatable allocated allocates allocating allocation allocations allocator allocators