allocate

/ˈæləkeɪt/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
allocates
past
allocated
past participle
allocated
gerund
allocating

Meaning

  1. asignar, destinar

    • The company allocates more funds.

      La empresa destina más fondos.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

allot

Near-total synonyms; allocate sounds more systematic and formal (budgets, resources), allot leans toward dividing a fixed share among people.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa allocate?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The company ___ more funds.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a allocate?

verb

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