Synonyms for allocate
ˈæl əˌkeɪtal·lo·cate

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1. allocateverb

   Antonyms:
   free

2. allocateverb

   Antonyms:
   free

3. allocateverb

   Antonyms:
   free

4. allocateverb

   Antonyms:
   free

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1. allocate, apportionverb

   distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

   "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

   Synonyms:
   deal, portion out, apportion, share, divvy up

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1. • Assign

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1. List of paraphrases for "allocate":

   assign, devote, earmark, allocating, assigning, affect, allocation, allot, dedicate, apportion, distribute, map, assigned, spend, attribute, award, distribution, commit, dispense

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How to use allocate in a sentence?

1. Prosus CEO Bob van Dijk:

   We have been clear throughout that we would remain disciplined in how we allocate our capital and the price that we would offer.

2. Hamza Lutuli:

   I think it would be wise for the government to allocate us with new land to go on with cattle-keeping instead of doing petty trade, something I am not used to.

3. Another Chicago alderman:

   We've been saying this was coming for the last five or six years that I've been in office, the rate of attrition, we are not keeping up with it. They're not actively going out looking for more police officers to take this job. You actually have city council members pushing to defund the police department, take more money away from them, allocate it to other departments, we're pushing a boulder up the hill right now. And if we don't get all on the same team and we're not all working in the same direction, we're going to lose our city as quick as we can believe it.

4. Wayne Kaufman:

   We've been making new highs, but this isn't an enthusiastic rally, people will likely remain bullish, but they'll keep their powder dry and allocate a little more of their portfolios to cash.

5. Oldrik Verloop:

   Some utilities have been divesting their holdings in hydropower and that is now giving an opportunity to long-term financial investors to allocate to those assets.