"allocate" meaning in English

See allocate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allocate.wav [UK] Forms: allocate [canonical], allocates [third-person, singular], allocated [past], allocated [past, participle], allocating [present, participle]
enPR: ăl'ə-kāt Head templates: {{verb|allocat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you allocate something, you set it aside or plan to use it for a particular purpose. The term is often used with money or resources.
    Sense id: simple-allocate-en-verb-OcHTzIIR
     
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