allocate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈæl.oʊˌkeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæl.ə.kæɪt/ (Australia)
- /ˈɛl.ə.kæɪt/ (New-Zealand)
- ăl'ə-kāt
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈæl.əˌkeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Latin allocātus, perfect passive participle of Latin allocō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to”) + locō. Doublet of allow. By surface analysis, al- + locate.
Meanings
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To set aside for a purpose.
Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.
By March 1994, it had moved to Cardiff Canton, and was still allocated there when its nameplates were taken off in March 1997.
2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27:
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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.
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To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
The memory manager allocates memory to requesting processes until there is no more memory available or until there are no more processes waiting for memory.
2011, José M. Garrido, Richard Schlesinger, Kenneth Hoganson, Principles of Modern Operating Systems, 2nd edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 264:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| allocated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| allocated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| allocates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| allocating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
reallocate · allocatable · underallocate · allocator · suballocate · allocatee · malloc · overallocate · preallocate · misallocate · allocable · allocative
Relateds
allocable · locate · lieu · allocation
Synonyms
preselect · secernate · secern · shelve · earmark · designate · separate · detach · assign · earmark · sepose · sequester · set aside · appropriate · appropriate · put aside · allocate · dedicate · set apart
Translations (88)
ro repartiza (to set aside for a purpose) · hu félretesz (to set aside for a purpose) · hu eloszt (to distribute according to a plan) · ga gearr (to set aside for a purpose) · hu lefoglal (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · tr paylaştırmak (to distribute according to a plan) · fi allokoida (to set aside for a purpose) · pl asygnować (to set aside for a purpose) · pl przydzielić (to distribute according to a plan) · bg отпускам (to distribute according to a plan) · de allozieren (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · it allocare (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · ru предназна́чить (to set aside for a purpose) · mi whakarato (to distribute according to a plan) · fr allouer (to set aside for a purpose) · hi आवंटित करना (to set aside for a purpose) · pt alocar (to set aside for a purpose) · mi toha (to distribute according to a plan) · it stanziare (to set aside for a purpose) · et jaotama (to distribute according to a plan) · bg разпределям (to distribute according to a plan) · de zuteilen (to distribute according to a plan) · hu beoszt (to distribute according to a plan) · ru предназнача́ть (to set aside for a purpose) · hu tartalékol (to set aside for a purpose) · fa اختصاص دادن (to set aside for a purpose) · es adjudicar (to set aside for a purpose) · ru распределя́ть (to distribute according to a plan) · eo asigni (to set aside for a purpose) · ru распредели́ть (to distribute according to a plan) · az təxsis etmək (to set aside for a purpose) · hi आवंटन करना (to distribute according to a plan) · hi आवंटित करना (to distribute according to a plan) · hu meghatároz (to distribute according to a plan) · ja 割り振る (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · hu megállapít (to distribute according to a plan) · ja 取り置く (to set aside for a purpose) · eo okupi (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · bg предназначавам (to set aside for a purpose) · fi jyvittää (to distribute according to a plan) · eo krei (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · ru выделя́ть (to set aside for a purpose) · ru назна́чить (to set aside for a purpose) · cs vyčleňovat (to set aside for a purpose) · pl wyasygnować (to set aside for a purpose) · de belegen, zuordnen (to set aside for a purpose) · hu kioszt (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · ar خَصَّصَ (to set aside for a purpose) · ro aloca (to set aside for a purpose) · hu juttat (to distribute according to a plan) · ga gearr (to distribute according to a plan) · az yer ayırmaq (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · hi आवंटन करना (to set aside for a purpose) · bg заде́лям (to set aside for a purpose) · es asignar (to set aside for a purpose) · hu előirányoz (to distribute according to a plan) · ja 配置する (to distribute according to a plan) · et varuma (to set aside for a purpose) · fi varata (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · hu kioszt (to distribute according to a plan) · ru назнача́ть (to set aside for a purpose) · hu allokál (to distribute according to a plan) · pt alocar (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · tr ayırmak (to set aside for a purpose) · tl ilaan (to set aside for a purpose) · pl przydzielać (to set aside for a purpose) · hu kiutal (to distribute according to a plan) · cs alokovat (to set aside for a purpose) · hu engedélyez (to distribute according to a plan) · fr allouer (to distribute according to a plan) · fi jakaa (to distribute according to a plan) · fi varata (to set aside for a purpose) · tr tahsis etmek (to set aside for a purpose) · eo disponigi (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · pt alocar (to distribute according to a plan) · sv avsätta (to set aside for a purpose) · mi tuw(h)a (to distribute according to a plan) · hu szétoszt (to distribute according to a plan) · it assegnare (to set aside for a purpose) · fr allouer (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · pl przydzielić (to set aside for a purpose) · ru вы́делить (to set aside for a purpose) · hu kijelöl (to distribute according to a plan) · az ayırmaq (to set aside for a purpose) · pl alokować (computing: to reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program) · mi tuw(h)atuw(h)a (to distribute according to a plan) · cs vyčlenit (to set aside for a purpose) · mi tohatoha (to distribute according to a plan)