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al⋅lo⋅cate

  [al-uh-keyt]
Use allocate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
1. to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
2. to fix the place of; locate.
Origin:
1630–40; < ML allocātus (ptp. of allocāre), equiv. to al- al- + loc(us) place + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
al⋅lo⋅ca⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. See assign.
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al·lo·cate   (āl'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: These verbs mean to set aside for a specified purpose: allocated time for recreation; appropriated funds for public education; designated a location for the new hospital; money earmarked for a vacation.
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Allocate

Al"lo*cate\, v. t. [LL. allocatus, p. p. of allocare, fr. L. ad + locare to place. See Allow.]

1. To distribute or assign; to allot. --Burke.

2. To localize. [R.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : allocate
Spanish: designar, asignar,
German: zuteilen,
Japanese: あてがう
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allocate  (v.)
1640, from adj. (1438), from M.L. allocate (the common first word of writs authorizing payment), imperative pl. of allocare "allocate," from L. ad- "to" + locare "to place."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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allocate

  1. To spread systematically a single monetary amount over a number of time periods, usually years. For example, depreciation allocates the cost of a capital asset over its useful life.
  2. To distribute cost or revenue throughout a number of operations or products. For example, a business must decide how to allocate the costs of running its headquarters over all its operations to determine the profitability of each of those operations.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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