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allocate
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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.

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

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.

allocate
Verb
[-cating, -cated] to assign to someone or for a particular purpose [Latin locus a place]
allocation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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"

allocate
Translations
allocate [ˈæləkeɪt] vt (= share out) → repartir (= devote); asignar

allocate [ˈæləkeɪt] vt (= share out) → répartir, distribuer;
to allocate sth to [+ duties] → assigner or attribuer qch à [+ sum, time]; allouer qch à;
to allocate sth for → affecter qch à

allocate [ˈæləkeɪt] vtzuteilen

allocate [ˈæləkeɪt] vt (= share out) → distribuire [+ duties, sum, time]: to allocate sth to → assegnare qc a;
to allocate sth for → stanziare qc per

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 antaa käyttöön allouer (à) לְהַקצוֹת आबंटित करना dodijeliti juttat menggunakan, memberikan, menyediakan úthluta/veita (í/til) assegnare あてがう 배치하다 (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
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 myöntää 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 劃歸 асигнувати; резервувати مختص کرنا cấp cho
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


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