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 Definitions of allocate  [ˈæl əˌkeɪt]  

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Definition of 'allocate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) allocate
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot:
to allocate space for storage.

Etymology:  (1630–40; < ML allocātus, ptp. of allocāre to stow = L al-al - +locāre to place; see locate)

Definition of 'allocate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) allocate, apportion
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"


Definition of 'allocate' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) allocate
to decide which resource will be used for a particular purpose
They allocated $300 for books for each student.; the allocation of funds


Definition of 'allocate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) allocate
to distribute or assign; to allot

2. (verb) allocate
to localize


Translation of 'allocate' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to give (to someone) for his own use
He allocated a room to each student.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: toewys Arabic flag Arabic: يُعْطِي، يُعَيِّن Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: разпределям
Brazilian flag Brazilian: alocar Czech flag Czech: přidělit German flag German: zuteilen
Danish flag Danish: tildele Greek flag Greek: κατανέμω, προορίζω Spanish flag Spanish: designar, asignar
Estonian flag Estonian: käsutusse andma Farsi flag Farsi: اختصاص دادن Finnish flag Finnish: myöntää
French flag French: allouer (à) Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַקצוֹת Hindi flag Hindi: आबंटित करना
Croatian flag Croatian: dodijeliti Hungarian flag Hungarian: juttat Indonesian flag Indonesian: menggunakan, memberikan,
Icelandic flag Icelandic: úthluta/veita (í/til) Italian flag Italian: assegnare Japanese flag Japanese: あてがう
Korean flag Korean: 배정하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (pa)skirti Latvian flag Latvian: piešķirt
Malay flag Malay: sediakan Dutch flag Dutch: toewijzen Norwegian flag Norwegian: tildele, sette av
Polish flag Polish: przeznaczać Persian flag Persian: اختصاص دادن Pashto flag Pashto: ځانکړی کول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: atribuir Romanian flag Romanian: a repartiza Russian flag Russian: выделять
Slovak flag Slovak: prideliť Slovenian flag Slovenian: dodeliti Serbian flag Serbian: dodeliti
Swedish flag Swedish: tilldela Thai flag Thai: จัดสรร Turkish flag Turkish: ayırmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 分配 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розміщувати, призначати Urdu flag Urdu: دے دینا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cấp Chinese flag Chinese: 分配

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