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Verb: allocate  'alu`keyt
  1. 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"
    - apportion

Derived forms: allocating, allocated, allocates

See also: allocatable, allocation, allocator

Type of: allot, assign, portion

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