allocate
verb
al·lo·cate
ˈa-lə-ˌkāt 
allocated; allocating
1
: to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
allocate tasks among human and automated components
2
: to set apart or earmark : designate
allocate a section of the building for special research purposes
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Examples of allocate in a Sentence
Money from the sale of the house was allocated to each of the children.
We need to determine the best way to allocate our resources.
Have enough funds been allocated to finance the project?
Recent Examples on the Web
The bipartisan infrastructure bill allocated $66 billion for rail.
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Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2023
Three seats are allocated to each of the city’s three voting districts (Districts A, B and C).
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
To that end, last year’s Inflation Reduction Act allocated hundreds of billions of dollars to accelerate decarbonization; for instance, tax breaks for home improvements like better insulation and switching to electric appliances and heat pumps.
—WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
Working in streaming means understanding how to use data to locate consumer niches; how to allocate programmatic sales; and scrutinizing such elements as whether a commercial surfaces to a particular subscriber with a too-great degree of frequency.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, passed in 2021, allocated $5 billion over five years to help schools buy electric buses, and the price is expected to fall in coming years.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
According to a news release, the money will be to allocated to purchasing campus food pantry supplies and groceries, meal plans for houseless students, workshops for cooking and meal prep, stipends for student staff within the pantries.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Nov. 2023
One way to cut costs and move faster would be to take the talented and experienced engineers on New Shepard and allocate them to the rocket and lander programs.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
For finance, that means allocating budgets to marketing efforts and technology investments that prioritize first-party data.
2.
—Cory Munchbach, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2023
Three seats are allocated to each of the city’s three voting districts (Districts A, B and C).
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
To that end, last year’s Inflation Reduction Act allocated hundreds of billions of dollars to accelerate decarbonization; for instance, tax breaks for home improvements like better insulation and switching to electric appliances and heat pumps.
—WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
Working in streaming means understanding how to use data to locate consumer niches; how to allocate programmatic sales; and scrutinizing such elements as whether a commercial surfaces to a particular subscriber with a too-great degree of frequency.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, passed in 2021, allocated $5 billion over five years to help schools buy electric buses, and the price is expected to fall in coming years.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
According to a news release, the money will be to allocated to purchasing campus food pantry supplies and groceries, meal plans for houseless students, workshops for cooking and meal prep, stipends for student staff within the pantries.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Nov. 2023
One way to cut costs and move faster would be to take the talented and experienced engineers on New Shepard and allocate them to the rocket and lander programs.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
For finance, that means allocating budgets to marketing efforts and technology investments that prioritize first-party data.
2.
—Cory Munchbach, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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allocate
verb
al·lo·cate
ˈal-ə-ˌkāt
allocated; allocating
1
: to divide and distribute for a special reason or to particular persons or things
allocate funds among charities
2
: to set apart for a particular purpose
allocate materials for a project
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