allocate

Definition

Examples

The company voted to allocate two million dollars to upgrade its digital infrastructure.

Word Family

Synonyms

• designateassign a name or title to
• assigngive an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Collocations

• Easy allocate time wisely
  to allocate time wisely, meaning to distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
• Medium allocate funds for staff development
  to allocate funds for staff development, meaning to distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
• Hard allocate scarce capital efficiently
  to allocate scarce capital efficiently, meaning to distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
• Very Hard misallocate resources due to political expediency
  a collocation phrase: misallocate resources due to political expediency