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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAllocate
/ˈæləkeɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose.
"The city council will allocate funds for the new park."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from medieval Latin allocat- 'assigned', from the verb allocare, from ad- 'to' + locare 'to place'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allocate" is said worldwide
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allouer
Transliteration: allouer
"Le gouvernement va allouer des fonds pour l'éducation."
zuteilen
Transliteration: zuteilen
"Die Regierung wird Mittel für das Projekt zuteilen."
assegnare
Transliteration: assegnare
"Il comitato deve assegnare il budget."
asignar
Transliteration: asignar
"Vamos a asignar más recursos al departamento."
alocar
Transliteration: alocar
"Precisamos alocar mais tempo para esta tarefa."
आवंटित करना
Transliteration: aavantit karna
"सरकार ने इस परियोजना के लिए धन aavantit किया है।"
分配
Transliteration: fēnpèi
"公司决定为新项目分配更多资金。"
할당하다
Transliteration: haldanghada
"회사는 각 부서에 예산을 할당했다."
割り当てる
Transliteration: wariahateru
"会社はそのプロジェクトに予算を割り当てた。"
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