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Meanings of allocate in English

Portuguese
alocar
Catalan
distribuir
Spanish
distribuir

Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose.

alocar
Usage of allocate in English
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American radio companies lobbied the State Department to allocate spectrum by usage.
Wired
2
The state doesn't allocate money to send children to Harrow or Bedales.
The Guardian
3
Local libraries and schools should allocate funds to host free programming workshops.
Wired
4
San Miguel said it plans to allocate proceeds to other infrastructure projects.
Reuters
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It will be interesting to see how they allocate capital going forward.
Reuters
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Valerie said, Now it's the politicized cops who set agendas, allocate resources.
Dark rivers of the heart
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The list draw is to allocate numbers to the 248 qualified candidates.
Radio NZ
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We didn't have any extra funds to allocate to a renovation project.
Leaving Time
9
How do you and your wife allocate your charitable time and money?
Reuters
10
About to call your money manager and allocate this year's Roth contribution?
Reuters
11
Advise allocate substantial portion of budget to meet continual needs arising at
Citadel of Faith
12
It's a random draw to allocate the starting stalls for each horse.
The South African
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But lawmakers still need to allocate that money among thousands of budget-line items.
Reuters
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Jessica Shepherd explains: Local authorities currently decide how to allocate funds.
The Guardian
15
The government said it would allocate funds to maintain and boost conservation efforts.
Reuters
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Government will also allocate R3 billion to recapitalise the Land Bank.
The South African
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Translations for allocate
Portuguese
alocar
Allocate through the time
Allocate across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare