verb🔗ShareTo set aside for a purpose."The school allocated $500 for new books in the library. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to."The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools."businesseconomyfinanceplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program."The computer program allocated 2 gigabytes of memory to store the large image file. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose."The allocated budget for the school trip was $50 per student. "businessfinanceeconomyorganizationplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading