allocate
distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose (Freq. 6)
- I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
- I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip
• Syn:
apportion
• Derivationally related forms:
apportionable (for: apportion), apportionment (for: apportion), allocatable, allocable, allocation, allocator
• Hypernyms:
assign, allot, portion
• Hyponyms:
reapportion, reallocate, ration, ration out, award, present
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They allocate the money to them
- They allocate them the money
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