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Definition

distribute according to a plan

or:

set apart for a special purpose

allocate time and resources

The company has committed to allocating more money for research and development.
Each state determines how to allocate its presidential delegates.
For instance, what was that matter of our last allocation of new rail vanishing from the storehouse in Pittsburgh?
Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged

(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)

But opinions still divided on how the loan would be allocated.
Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
Another was to focus NFL front office minds on how to allocate their dollars.
Michael Lewis -- The Blind Side
How else can we distinguish between you, allocate assignments?
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
Most has been allocated to the archers on the outer walls.
Henry H. Neff -- The Maelstrom
It was a subtle point of recognition; only one superior kind allocated to one elite circle.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Supremacy
The housemen also resupplied the ground soldiers if they sold their allocated amount.
Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore
The farthest rooms in the house were allocated to Jean's mania for photography.
Isabel Allende -- The House of Spirits
A tremendous allocation of resources would be required to ensure your safety, and I simply cannot spare them at this time.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan

I looked over the budget of the Security Police and found nothing resembling an allocation for the Zalachenko club.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

What was horrifying about Prudence's death was not that the hospital allocated its resources poorly, but that it neglected a human being in its care.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
The room they've been allocated, with its narrow space and low ceiling, will be enough to show what contempt the court has for these people.
Franz Kafka -- The Trial
We allocated one hundred grams for luxury items.
Andy Weir -- The Martian
The allocated space next to the fire was vacant.
Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
We'll allocate about a minute and a half for you in the schedule.
Joseph Heller -- Catch-22
One day he received an allocation of wood at the official price.
Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago

If I may be arrogant enough to offer advice, I've found that it's essential for my sanity to allocate a certain portion of the day for my own interests.
Christopher Paolini -- Eldest

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