| allocate Jul 19th 2013, 00:09, by Mikael Häggström | | | | Line 11: | Line 11: | | | | | | | | # To [[set]] [[aside]] for a [[purpose]] | | # To [[set]] [[aside]] for a [[purpose]] | | − | # To [[distribute]] according to a [[plan]] | + | # 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.'' | | | # {{context|computing|lang=en}} To declare a section of the [[memory]] to be used by the program. | | # {{context|computing|lang=en}} To declare a section of the [[memory]] to be used by the program. | | | | | |
Latest revision as of 00:09, 19 July 2013 English[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Etymology[edit] From Vulgar Latin allocare, from ad- ("to") + locus ("place"), plus Latinate English suffix + -ate. Compare allocable, without the -ate. allocate (third-person singular simple present allocates, present participle allocating, simple past and past participle allocated) - To set aside for a purpose
- 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.
- (computing) To declare a section of the memory to be used by the program.
Antonyms[edit] Related terms[edit] Translations[edit] to set aside for a purpose to distribute according to a plan
Italian[edit] allocate - second-person plural present indicative of allocare
- second-person plural imperative of allocare
- feminine plural of allocato
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