Synonyms for allocate
ˈæl əˌkeɪtal·lo·cate

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1. allocateverb

   Antonyms:
   free

2. allocateverb

   Antonyms:
   free

3. allocateverb

   Antonyms:
   free

4. allocateverb

   Antonyms:
   free

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1. allocate, apportionverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   deal, portion out, apportion, share, divvy up

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1. • Assign

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1. List of paraphrases for "allocate":

   assign, devote, earmark, allocating, assigning, affect, allocation, allot, dedicate, apportion, distribute, map, assigned, spend, attribute, award, distribution, commit, dispense

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How to use allocate in a sentence?

1. Tim Cook:

   I'm a big believer that the two countries together can both win and grow the pie, not just allocate it differently.

2. Herbert Simon, economist:

   What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it.

3. Wang Shichang:

   My wife and I sometimes cut short Many Chinese tech workers sleep to do things Many Chinese tech workers enjoy, i could sleep in at weekends, but I'd rather set an alarm and allocate more time to things like watching movies and going to concerts.

4. Med Yones:

   The ways in which senior executives allocate, manage and position their new digital assets and knowledge resources will have a strong bearing on the firm's ability to compete successfully in today's global digital economy.

5. Ken Bob:

   We can't directly tell the government how much money to allocate, but we can shine a light on it, i think we can have some impact here.