verb · academic
allocate
/əˈlɔːkeɪt/al·LO·cate
to distribute resources (such as money or time) for a particular purpose
Examples
“The university allocated funds to support new research projects.”
“In my essay I argued that governments should allocate more money to education.”
“How would you allocate a limited budget between health and infrastructure?”
Band 8 sentence
“The council allocated additional funding to mental health services after reviewing recent demand data.”
Collocations
- allocate resources/funds/time
- allocate to (something/somebody)
Word family
Common mistakes
use allocate with 'for'→allocate to/allocate for (context-dependent)
translate as 'giao' khi nói về tiền→phân bổ
omit object after allocate→allocate + object
Say it for a higher band
5give→6divide→7+allocate
Synonyms
distribute
assign
Easily confused
assign
“The manager assigned tasks to each team member.”
distribute
“The charity distributed food to the refugees.”
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