Allocate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage.
  • v. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To set aside for a purpose
  • v. To distribute according to a plan
  • v. To declare a section of the memory to be used by the program.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To distribute or assign; to allot.
  • v. To localize.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To assign or allot; set apart for a particular purpose; distribute: as, to allocate shares in a public company.
  • To fix the place of; locate; localize.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
    • Verb Form
    allocated    allocates    allocating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    assign    allot    portion   
    Hyponym
    ration    present    reallocate    award    ration out   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    allot    localize    place    apportion    arrange   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    misallocate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    co-option    baa-rated    hard-to-find    activity-based    defined-benefit   
     
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