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Definition of "allocate" []

  • To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage. (verb-transitive)
  • To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "allocate" in a sentence
  • "M 42.4 and then they go on to 'allocate' undecideds, by giving Obama 4%, McCain 2%."
  • "Clinton and Obama have rejected calls from utilities and other businesses to "allocate" the initial polluting rights based on a company's current emissions."
  • "An organization with a captive market could "allocate" its cost to another in the form of a "price" that the agency charged cannot control."