English

Verb

allocate ‎(third-person singular simple present allocates, present participle allocating, simple past and past participle allocated)

1. To set aside for a purpose
2. To 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.

3. (computing) To set aside (as above), but specifically used to refer to the practice of making memory available within a computer program.

Synonyms

• earmark

Antonyms

• (reserving a section of memory): free, deallocate

Related terms

• allocable

Translations

Italian

Verb

allocate

1. second-person plural present indicative of allocare
2. second-person plural imperative of allocare
3. feminine plural of allocato

Latin

Verb

allocāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of allocō