allocate
/ˈæl.əˌkeɪt/ verb C1- To set aside for a purpose. · Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.
- To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to. · The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.
- To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
He/she/it allocates · Past allocated · Past participle allocated · -ing form allocating
Verb forms
- Base form
- allocate
- He/she/it
- allocates
- Past
- allocated
- Past participle
- allocated
- -ing form
- allocating
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