allocate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
allocate/ˈaləkeɪt/
▶verb assign or distribute (resources or duties).
– derivatives
allocable adjective,
allocation noun,
allocative adjective,
allocator noun.
allocable adjective,
allocation noun,
allocative adjective,
allocator noun.
– origin C17 (earlier (ME) as allocation): from med. L. allocat-, allocare ‘allot’.
'allocate' also found in these Oxford entries:
allow
- assign
- ballot
- band
- cast
- front-load
- grade
- overcommit
- place
- plot
- prorate
- reallocate
- recast
- top-slice
- undercast
