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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
        1
        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
        5
        It will be interesting to see how they allocate capital going forward.
        Reuters
        6
        Valerie said, Now it's the politicized cops who set agendas, allocate resources.
        Dark rivers of the heart
        7
        The list draw is to allocate numbers to the 248 qualified candidates.
        Radio NZ
        8
        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
        13
        But lawmakers still need to allocate that money among thousands of budget-line items.
        Reuters
        14
        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
        16
        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