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1
to give as a share or portion
- not enough computers to allocate one to every student
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2
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
- allocated the housework in such a way that the older kids got more than the younger ones
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to keep or intend for a special purpose
- sliced the strawberries after first allocating all the nicest ones for the top of the cake
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The first known use of allocate was in 1616
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