Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Allocate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
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"
2
To set aside for a purpose.
"The committee decided to allocate $50,000 specifically for community garden projects."
In plain English: To allocate means to decide how much of something, like time or money, you will give to different things or people.
"The manager decided to allocate more funds to the marketing department for the upcoming campaign."
Example Sentences
"The manager decided to allocate more funds to the marketing department for the upcoming campaign."
verb
"Please allocate some time in your schedule to finish this project."
verb
"The manager decided to allocate extra funds for the new marketing campaign."
verb
"We need to allocate resources carefully so everyone gets what they require."
verb
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Origin
The word allocate comes from the Latin verb allocare, which combined the prefix ad- meaning "to" with locare to mean "to place." It entered English as a doublet of allow, sharing the same root but developing a specific sense of assigning or distributing resources.