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[ UK /ˈæləkˌe‍ɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈæɫəˌkeɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
    I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip
    I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis

How To Use allocate In A Sentence

  • But despite these delays, the experienced tallymen will be watching the boxes and each party will allocate different people to count the votes being put into the relevant piles.
  • The committee heard Miss Coles knowingly misled her managers about the number of unallocated cases.
  • Continue to allocate kanbans to the highest valued cell using the same conventions as above.
  • He claims this has prevented vital resources being allocated to tackle the problem.
  • Members ballot for the right to introduce bills on Fridays allocated to this purpose.
  • If the terminal is connected via a Decserver, then a physical port must be allocated by following the procedure below.
  • The section was removed, the SEC said in a filing on April 18, 2011, because the term investment banking could have been read as applying to "syndicate" staffers, who routinely make decisions on how to allocate IPOs to firms' clients. Rule to Prevent Abuse of IPOs Is Delayed
  • The new computerised system, called the 'optimiser', allocates staff based on the number of customers in store at any time. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is scandalous that we still allocate scarce homeland security dollars on the basis of pork barrel spending and not on risk.
  • The Government has allocated funds for housing.
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