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# allocate

verb (allocate, allocates, allocated, allocating)

«allocate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To allocate is to give out a share of something for a particular person or purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allocate/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths problems it means share or give out amounts: «allocate 30 pupils equally into 5 groups» means 6 in each. In school life: teachers allocate seats, tasks or time. In money and business: allocate money to things. Formal; everyday words: «give out», «share», «set aside».

### Examples

- The teacher allocated a partner to each pupil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allocate/#x1)
- We allocated 10 minutes to each question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allocate/#x2)
- The club allocated money for new balls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allocate/#x3)
- Seats were allocated by surname. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allocate/#x4)
- Allocate 24 sweets equally among 4 children: 6 each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allocate/#x5)
- Each team was allocated a room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allocate/#x6)

### Note

Double «l»: allocate. Noun: allocation. In maths, allocating equally means dividing. Similar formal words: allot, assign, apportion.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «allocate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allocate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«allocate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/allocate.html) on Mova free.