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Grammar : Verb
Spell : al-uh-keyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæl əˌkeɪt



Definition of allocated

Origin :
  • 1630s, from verbal used of adjective allocate (mid-15c. in legal use), from Medieval Latin allocate (the common first word of writs authorizing payment), imperative plural of allocare "allocate," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + locare "to place" (see locate). Related: Allocated; allocating.
  • verb assign; divide among
Example sentences :
  • So you put Arthur into the living, and you allocated the income to me.
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
  • Pete allocated Aunt Caroline according to his idea of where she would do the most good.
  • Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
  • Nor can these new expenses be allocated to the new business alone.
  • Extract from : « Railroads: Rates and Regulations » by William Z. Ripley
  • Resources were allocated within it with reasonable efficiency.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • Developing countries were allocated the role of extending their growth.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • The annual sum of 55,000 was allocated Technical instruction.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 » by Various
  • "You were allocated one hundredweight of sugar, I believe, Ma'am," he said.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 26, 1917 » by Various
  • In the "cell" allocated to us we could see the loving touch of a woman's hand.
  • Extract from : « The White Road to Verdun » by Kathleen Burke
  • They will also spend a part of the allocated month in military units to which the school is attached for the purpose.
  • Extract from : « Area Handbook for Albania » by Eugene K. Keefe
  • At the end of a week Jim was placed in entire charge of a rock drill, while a negro was allocated to the machine to help him.
  • Extract from : « The Hero of Panama » by F. S. Brereton

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