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allocate

 

[ ˈæl.ə.keɪt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

in business

To distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose or area. It involves assigning tasks or responsibilities to different individuals or departments.

Synonyms

apportion, assign, distribute

Examples of usage

  • The manager decided to allocate the budget for marketing campaigns.
  • The team leader allocated specific roles to each team member.
Context #2 | Verb

in computer science

To reserve a chunk of memory for a specific purpose, such as storing data or running a program. It involves setting aside a portion of memory for a particular use.

Synonyms

dedicate, reserve, set aside

Examples of usage

  • The program needs to allocate memory for the new data structure.
  • The operating system allocates memory for each running application.

Translations

Translations of the word "allocate" in other languages:

🇵🇹 alocar

🇮🇳 आवंटित करना

🇩🇪 zuteilen

🇮🇩 mengalokasikan

🇺🇦 виділяти

🇵🇱 przydzielać

🇯🇵 割り当てる (wariateru)

🇫🇷 allouer

🇪🇸 asignar

🇹🇷 tahsis etmek

🇰🇷 할당하다 (haldanghada)

🇸🇦 تخصيص (takhsiṣ)

🇨🇿 přidělit

🇸🇰 prideliť

🇨🇳 分配 (fēnpèi)

🇸🇮 dodeliti

🇮🇸 úthluta

🇰🇿 бөлу (bölu)

🇬🇪 გამოყოფა (gamokheba)

🇦🇿 təyin etmək

🇲🇽 asignar

Etymology

The word 'allocate' originated from the Latin word 'allocare', meaning 'to place'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century. The term has evolved over time to represent the act of distributing or assigning resources, tasks, or responsibilities.

See also: allocatable, allocated, allocating, allocation, misallocate, reallocate, reallocation, unallocated, underallocation.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #10,348, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.