allocate

al·lo·cate  (l-kt)

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 allocre, alloct- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin locre, to place (from locus, place).]

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allo·cata·ble adj.

allo·cation n.

allo·ca·tor n.

Synonyms: allocate, appropriate, designate, earmark
These verbs mean to set aside for a specified purpose: allocated time for recreation; appropriated funds for public education; designated a location for the new hospital; money earmarked for a vacation.

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allocate [ˈæləˌkeɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to assign or allot for a particular purpose

2. a less common word for locate [2]

[from Medieval Latin allocāre, from Latin locāre to place, from locus a place]

allocatable  adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

allocate - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" apportion allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" reallocate, reapportion - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data" ration out, ration - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" award, present - give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

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allocate

verb assign, grant, distribute, designate, set aside, earmark, give out, consign, allow, budget, allot, mete, share out, apportion, appropriate Tickets will be allocated to those who apply first.

Translations

allocate [ˈæləʊkeɪt] VT

1. (= allot) → asignar (to a) to allocate funds for a purpose → asignar or destinar fondos para un propósito

2. (= distribute) → repartir (among entre)

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allocate [ˈæləkeɪt] vt (= share out) [+ money, funds] → allouer, répartir; [+ tasks, work] → répartir, distribuer; [+ time] → répartir, partager
to allocate sth to sb [+ money, funds, time] → attribuer qch à qn; [+ duties, tasks, work] → assigner qch à qn
to allocate sth to sth [+ sum, time] → allouer qch à qch
to allocate sth for sth → affecter qch à qch

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allocate

vt (= allot) → zuteilen, zuweisen (to sb jdm); (= apportion) → verteilen (→ to auf +acc); tasks → vergeben (→ to an +acc); to allocate money to or for a project → Geld für ein Projekt bestimmen; to allocate costs → Kosten zuweisen or umlegen

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allocate [ˈæləʊkeɪt] vt (allot) to allocate (to) (duties, sum, time) → assegnare (a); (in budget, money) → stanziare (per); (distribute) to allocate (among) → ripartire (fra), distribuire (fra)

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allocate

v allocate [ˈӕləkeit]

1 to give (to someone) for his own use He allocated a room to each student. toewys يُعْطِي، يُعَيِّن разпределям přidělit tildele zuteilen κατανέμω, προορίζω designar, asignar käsutusse andma اختصاص دادن myöntää allouer (à) לְהַקצוֹת आबंटित करना dodijeliti juttat menggunakan, memberikan, menyediakan úthluta/veita (í/til) assegnare あてがう 배정하다 (pa)skirti piešķirt sediakan toewijzen tildele, sette av przeznaczać atribuir a repartiza выделять prideliť dodeliti dodeliti tilldela จัดสรร ayırmak 分配 розміщувати, призначати دے دینا cấp 分配

2 to set apart (for a particular purpose) They allocated $500 to the project. toewys, toeken يُخَصِّص отпускам přidělit sætte af; sætte til side beiseite legen βάζω στην άκρη για ειδικό σκοπό, διαθέτω destinar eraldama کنار گذاشتن؛ تخصیص دادن varata affecter (à) לְהַקצִיב बाटना doznačiti kiutal menyisihkan úthluta, ætla assegnare 割り当てる 할당하다 (pa)skirti, asignuoti asignēt memperuntukkan bestemmen sette av/til side wyasygnować atribuir a aloca ассигновать prideliť nameniti izdvojiti anslå, allokera ปันส่วน ayırmak 提撥 асигнувати; резервувати مختص کرنا cấp cho 划归

n alloˈcation

toewysing, toekenning حِصَّة، تَوْزِيع، تَحْصِيص разпределяне přidělení tildeling die Zuteilung κατανομή asignación assigneering تخصیص myöntäminen, määräraha allocation הַקְצָאָה, הַקְצָבָה निर्धारण doznaka kiutalás, juttatás alokasi, jatah úthlutun assegnazione, stanziamento 割り当て 할당, 배치 skyrimas, asignavimas piešķiršana; asignējums peruntukan toewijzing tildeling, utdeling przeznaczenie, przydział atribuição alocaţie; alocare выделение; ассигнование pridelenie dodelitev, podpora dodeljivanje tilldelning, anslag, allokering การแบ่งส่วน tahsisat, ödenek 分配 розміщення; призначення تقسیم ، تعین sự cung cấp 分配