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al·lo·cate

(ăl′ə-kāt′)

tr.v. al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing, al·lo·cates

1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage.

2. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.

[Medieval Latin allocāre, allocāt- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin locāre, to place (from locus, place).]

al′lo·cat′a·ble adj.

al′lo·ca′tion n.

al′lo·ca·tor n.

Synonyms: allocate, appropriate, assign, designate, earmark
These verbs mean to reserve or select for a specified purpose: allocated time for recreation; appropriated funds for public education; assigned the new computers to the science lab; designated a location for the new hospital; money that was earmarked for a vacation.

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allocate

(ˈæləˌkeɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to assign or allot for a particular purpose

2. a less common word for locate²

[C17: from Medieval Latin allocāre, from Latin locāre to place, from locus a place]

ˈalloˌcatable adj

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al•lo•cate

(ˈæl əˌkeɪt)

v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate space for storage.

[1630–40; < Medieval Latin allocātus, past participle of allocāre to stow = Latin al- al- + locāre to place; see locate]

al′lo•ca`tor, n.

syn: See assign.

allocate

Past participle: allocated
Gerund: allocating

Imperative
allocate
allocate

Present
I allocate
you allocate
he/she/it allocates
we allocate
you allocate
they allocate

Preterite
I allocated
you allocated
he/she/it allocated
we allocated
you allocated
they allocated

Present Continuous
I am allocating
you are allocating
he/she/it is allocating
we are allocating
you are allocating
they are allocating

Present Perfect
I have allocated
you have allocated
he/she/it has allocated
we have allocated
you have allocated
they have allocated

Past Continuous
I was allocating
you were allocating
he/she/it was allocating
we were allocating
you were allocating
they were allocating

Past Perfect
I had allocated
you had allocated
he/she/it had allocated
we had allocated
you had allocated
they had allocated

Future
I will allocate
you will allocate
he/she/it will allocate
we will allocate
you will allocate
they will allocate

Future Perfect
I will have allocated
you will have allocated
he/she/it will have allocated
we will have allocated
you will have allocated
they will have allocated

Future Continuous
I will be allocating
you will be allocating
he/she/it will be allocating
we will be allocating
you will be allocating
they will be allocating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been allocating
you have been allocating
he/she/it has been allocating
we have been allocating
you have been allocating
they have been allocating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been allocating
you will have been allocating
he/she/it will have been allocating
we will have been allocating
you will have been allocating
they will have been allocating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been allocating
you had been allocating
he/she/it had been allocating
we had been allocating
you had been allocating
they had been allocating

Conditional
I would allocate
you would allocate
he/she/it would allocate
we would allocate
you would allocate
they would allocate

Past Conditional
I would have allocated
you would have allocated
he/she/it would have allocated
we would have allocated
you would have allocated
they would have allocated

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Verb

allocate - 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"

apportion

allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

reallocate, reapportion - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data"

ration out, ration - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"

award, present - give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

allocate

verb assign, grant, distribute, designate, set aside, earmark, give out, consign, allow, budget, allot, mete, share out, apportion, appropriate Tickets will be allocated to those who apply first.

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allocate

verb

1. To set aside or apart for a specified purpose:

appropriate, assign, designate, earmark.

2. To set aside or distribute as a share:

admeasure, allot, allow, apportion, assign, give, lot, measure out, mete (out).

Translations

يُخَصِّصيُعْطِي، يُعَيِّن

přidělit

tildele

beiseitelegen belegen zuteilen

κατανέμω

asignar destinar distribuir repartir designar

jaotamavaruma

allokoidajakaajyvittäävarata

allouer assigner attribuer dispatcher dispenser

úthluta, ætlaúthluta/veita

assegnare stanziamento stanziare

asignavimasasignuotiskyrimas

asignētpiešķirt

sette av sette til side

alocar

ayırmak

分配划归

allocate

[ˈæləʊkeɪt] VT

1. (= allot) → asignar (to a) to allocate funds for a purpose → asignar or destinar fondos para un propósito

2. (= distribute) → repartir (among entre)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

allocate

[ˈæləkeɪt] vt (= share out) [+ money, funds] → allouer, répartir; [+ tasks, work] → répartir, distribuer; [+ time] → répartir, partager
to allocate sth to sb [+ money, funds, time] → attribuer qch à qn; [+ duties, tasks, work] → assigner qch à qn
to allocate sth to sth [+ sum, time] → allouer qch à qch
to allocate sth for sth → affecter qch à qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

allocate

vt (= allot) → zuteilen, zuweisen (to sb jdm); (= apportion) → verteilen (→ to auf +acc); tasks → vergeben (→ to an +acc); to allocate money to or for a project → Geld für ein Projekt bestimmen; to allocate costs → Kosten zuweisen or umlegen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

allocate

[ˈæləʊkeɪt] vt (allot) to allocate (to) (duties, sum, time) → assegnare (a); (in budget, money) → stanziare (per); (distribute) to allocate (among) → ripartire (fra), distribuire (fra)

allocate

(ˈӕləkeit) verb

1. to give (to someone) for his own use. He allocated a room to each student.

2. to set apart (for a particular purpose). They allocated $500 to the project.

ˌalloˈcation noun

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Since the IRS is attempting to allocate the liability away from a guarantor/owner who bears the risk of loss to one that does not, the exception to the related-party rules apply.

Debt allocation and LLCs

Thus, any other "facts and circumstances" method, such as specific identification, burden rate, standard cost or "other reasonable allocation methods," must allocate costs to specific inventory items; see Regs.

UNICAP controversy

The final proof the value assigned the covenant was overstated was the parties' failure to allocate anything to the intangible assets, which the appraiser had given such a high value.

Taxing the sale of a business

A taxpayer shall allocate a deduction for a charitable contribution solely to United States source gross income if --

Comments on proposed regulations on the allocation and apportionment of charitable contributions: August 2, 1991

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