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allocate

🇬🇧 UK/'æləkeɪt/🇺🇸 US/'ælәukeit/
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Definitions

v.

To set aside or distribute resources, money, or tasks for a specific purpose

分配,拨出,划拨

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
alto, toward
+
locplace
+
ateto make, having
=allocate

Common Collocations

  • 1.allocate resources分配资源
  • 2.allocate funds拨款
  • 3.allocate time分配时间

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government allocated funds for disaster relief.

  • 2.

    The government allocated funds to improve public infrastructure.

  • 3.

    The budget allocates 30% of funds to education.

  • 4.

    The manager needed to allocate resources efficiently among the departments.

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