allocated

verb

past tense of allocate
1
as in allotted
to give as a share or portion not enough computers to allocate one to every student

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2
as in distributed
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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3
as in dedicated
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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Recent Examples of allocated The amount of time, money and resources being allocated to developing new cell and gene therapies indicates that the market will continue its rapid growth. — Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The deal has also been announced at a time when the NIH has been struggling to issue sufficient grants to use the money that Congress allocated to it. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026 Every year, each employee is allocated a certain number of hours for service to the community. — Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers then allocated funding for one additional staff member, which McCarthy Vahey acknowledged may not be sufficient. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 Two years later, DeSantis left FCR3 out of his budget proposal and state legislators allocated zero dollars to the program. — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 But the ruling, rooted in longstanding precedent around how federal funding is allocated, is not likely to be the final word on transgender student rights in California or across the country, Meerkamper and others said. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Nearly 40% of Russia's federal spending is allocated to defense and security, supporting the production of bombs and tanks that are sent directly to the frontlines. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Harrison Street Asset Management is one of the largest investors and developers in the sector, with more than $24 billion allocated across 432 student housing properties since its launch in 2005. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocated
  1. allotted
  2. distributed
  3. dedicated
  4. assigned
  5. dispensed
  6. devoted
  7. divided
  8. provided
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  • The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, which covers an area just outside New Orleans and was allotted the highest amount — nearly $4 million through 2025 — did not respond to more than a dozen calls and emails.
    — Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of allotted
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  • In a letter sent to Silver and distributed as a press release, the Clippers stated the league did not give the team a fair shake in the investigation.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Initially, the group aired jingles on the radio and distributed flyers around Ife, stressing the importance of early detection.
    — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributed
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  • Which brought the evening back to Steinem, to whom von Furstenberg dedicated the entire soirée.
    — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • One of the city’s oldest parks, the downtown square between Olive and Hill streets was first dedicated in 1866 as La Plaza Abaja.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • The oil major has been assigned two additional oilfields in the Orinoco Belt, the region that contains most of Venezuela's vast reserves of extra-heavy crude oil.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The company said Venezuela assigned its new oil fields to exploit in the country’s Orinoco Belt, a region that produces thick, sludgy, tar-like oil that many US Gulf-area refining facilities are tailor made to refine.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigned
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  • Stephen Weizenecker, an Atlanta attorney who works on film and TV tax credits, said in recent years that North Carolina has occasionally taken unused money from previous years and dispensed it in a subsequent fiscal year.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Inside its Equipment Innovation Center in Atlanta, a massive television screen displays real-time data showing what drinks dispensed by the Freestyle are trending, what time of day and where — from the region to the type of business.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispensed
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  • The Chargers social media team recently made an Instagram post devoted entirely to his sneakers, with close-up shots of his array of Nike Air Force sneakers in bright yellow, green, blue, white with gold trim, and animal print.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The two devoted an episode to reëxamining the Wonderbra’s legacy in light of recent events.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of devoted
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  • The large-scale protests might have signaled to Beijing that the Hong Kong public was becoming more politically divided and that Tung was losing control.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Like the public writ large, the House of Representatives and the Senate are divided so deeply that Americans don’t have confidence in their ability to make hard choices.
    — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of divided
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  • According to a probable cause affidavit, the former campaign manager gave local police a black nylon glove that Ross is alleged to have provided in June.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In an unintentionally Dickensian fashion, a recent batch of BLS reports provided some deeper context as to how the labor market is being reshaped.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of provided

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“Allocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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