allocate
/ˈæl.əˌkeɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.31 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
verb
To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
Example Sentences
- "Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow."
- "By March 1994, it had moved to Cardiff Canton, and was still allocated there when its nameplates were taken off in March 1997."
- "The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools."
- "The memory manager allocates memory to requesting processes until there is no more memory available or until there are no more processes waiting for memory."
Etymology
From Latin allocātus, perfect passive participle of Latin allocō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to”) + locō. Doublet of allow. By surface analysis, al- + locate.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: allocātus, allocō, allocat, allocate, allocātum
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæl.əˌkeɪt/
- British English: /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/