Allocate is an English word with synonyms like apportion or assign. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Allocate meaning
- To set aside for a purpose.
- To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
- To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
Using Allocate
- The main meaning on this page is: To set aside for a purpose. | To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to. | To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
- Useful related words include: apportion, assign, allot, portion.
- In the example corpus, allocate often appears in combinations such as: to allocate, allocate the, allocate resources.
Context around Allocate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Allocate
- In this selection, "allocate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, use, using, governments, resources, instantpay and capital stand out and add context to how "allocate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include able to allocate a higher and african governments allocate at least. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "allocate" sits close to words such as bacterial, caregivers and compressed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with allocate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
How should we allocate our sympathy? (6 words)
But we will stay disciplined, we will stay thoughtful with how we allocate our capital. (15 words)
How much will Woody Johnson be willing to spend and where does he allocate it? (15 words)
Our data has shown that 60% of NHS staff who use Allocate InstantPay have used it to pay an unexpected bill and 42% have avoided using a pay day loan as a result of using Allocate InstantPay. (37 words)
If the economy falls of the cliff and a large numbers of workers are terminated, there will definitely be a rethinking on the part of consumers as to where they want to allocate their spending. (35 words)
I'll go into more detail on profitability drivers in a minute, but we see multiple levers that will support margins well into 2024, which in turn is allowing us to allocate capital with confidence. (35 words)
How much will Woody Johnson be willing to spend and where does he allocate it? (15 words)
How should we allocate our sympathy? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
Our data has shown that 60% of NHS staff who use Allocate InstantPay have used it to pay an unexpected bill and 42% have avoided using a pay day loan as a result of using Allocate InstantPay.
According to analyst Toby Zhu, it is vital for smartphone vendors to stay agile to react to new market signals and allocate their resources effectively.
Allocate specific time for business and personal interests, and avoid scheduling both at the same time.
And then we'll try to allocate some subsea construction of vessels as much as possible to start doing some work at Albacora, works that do not require a rig.
As a result, the company is now able to allocate a higher percentage of its revenues to the bottom line, enhancing its overall profitability.
As health is devolved the is responsible for the NHS is Wales and can allocate as much of its budget it wants to the Welsh NHS.
A statement from the college said: “We are currently working on an estates strategy to allocate the funding.
But we will stay disciplined, we will stay thoughtful with how we allocate our capital.
Congress has to pass separate spending legislation to allocate the money, but the defense legislation lays out budget and policy for the Pentagon.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney confirmed that he felt it was "appropriate and necessary" to allocate £6m for work on the vessels.
Despite the Malabo Declaration recommending that African governments allocate at least 10 percent of their budgets to agriculture, Kenya is yet to meet the threshold.
Furthermore, the ESG component gives conscious investors an opportunity to allocate capital to gold miners exhibiting ESG-friendly operations.
Governments at all levels rely on health data to formulate policies, allocate resources, and plan for the future of their citizens’ well-being.
He also stressed the importance of closely monitoring end demand in different regions to strategically allocate resources and prevent disruptions.
He said he hopes the analyses will help the state decide where to allocate resources and how to offer more technical support to towns that have small planning staff.
How much will Woody Johnson be willing to spend and where does he allocate it?
How should we allocate our sympathy?
If the economy falls of the cliff and a large numbers of workers are terminated, there will definitely be a rethinking on the part of consumers as to where they want to allocate their spending.
I'll go into more detail on profitability drivers in a minute, but we see multiple levers that will support margins well into 2024, which in turn is allowing us to allocate capital with confidence.
In an uncertain market environment where appealing investment opportunities are few and far between, an active manager can elect not to invest in the market and instead simply allocate money to cash.
Common combinations with allocate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to allocate 120×
- allocate the 18×
- allocate resources 14×
- and allocate 11×
- allocate to 10×
- allocate million 9×
- allocate capital 8×
- allocate funds 8×
- will allocate 7×
- can allocate 6×