allocate

«allocate» in Mova's school dictionary: to give out a share of something for a particular person… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (allocate, allocates, allocated, allocating)

meaning for a pupil

To allocate is to give out a share of something for a particular person or purpose. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths problems it means share or give out amounts: «allocate 30 pupils equally into 5 groups» means 6 in each. In school life: teachers allocate seats, tasks or time. In money and business: allocate money to things. Formal; everyday words: «give out», «share», «set aside».

examples

• The teacher allocated a partner to each pupil. tree →
• We allocated 10 minutes to each question. tree →
• The club allocated money for new balls. tree →
• Seats were allocated by surname. tree →
• Allocate 24 sweets equally among 4 children: 6 each. tree →
• Each team was allocated a room. tree →

note

Double «l»: allocate. Noun: allocation. In maths, allocating equally means dividing. Similar formal words: allot, assign, apportion.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «allocate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.