allocate

Intermediatezipf 3.31

Pronunciation

/ˈæləkeɪt/(AL-uh-kayt)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

分配；拨出（资源、资金等，强调有目的的分配）

Definition

To distribute resources or duties for a specific purpose according to a plan.

Word family

  • allocation/ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/(n)分配
  • allocator/ˈæləkeɪtə/(n)分配者

Collocations

  • allocate funds
  • allocate resources
  • allocate time
  • allocate budget

Examples

  1. 1.The manager allocated extra budget for research. (finance)
  2. 2.Each team was allocated a specific section of the project. (assign)

Synonyms

  • assign/əˈsaɪn/— general, for tasks or roles
  • distribute/dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/— spread among many
  • apportion/əˈpɔːʃən/— divide according to shares

Etymology

ad- (to) + locare (to place) — place resources to where they belong