allocatable

al·lo·cate

 (ăl′ə-kāt′)

tr.v. al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing, al·lo·cates

1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage.

2. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.

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[Medieval Latin allocāre, allocāt- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin locāre, to place (from locus, place).]

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al′lo·cat′a·ble adj.

al′lo·ca′tion n.

al′lo·ca·tor n.

Synonyms: allocate, appropriate, assign, designate, earmark
These verbs mean to reserve or select for a specified purpose: allocated time for recreation; appropriated funds for public education; assigned the new computers to the science lab; designated a location for the new hospital; money that was earmarked for a vacation.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

allocatable - capable of being distributed allocable, apportionable distributive - serving to distribute or allot or disperse

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