verb · academic
allocate
/ˈæləkeɪt/AL·lo·cate
Band 7+task2task1
to distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose
Examples
“The council allocated funding for new schools in the region.”
“We allocated more time to data analysis than to data collection.”
“The manager allocated tasks based on each member's strengths.”
Band 8 sentence
“The government allocated a larger budget to renewable energy projects in response to the climate report.”
Collocations
- allocate resources
- allocate funds
- allocate time
Word family
allocate verballocation nounallocative adjective
Common mistakes
We allocate the tasks by team leader.→We allocate the tasks to the team leader.
They allocated money for build a new road.→They allocated money to build a new road.
Say it for a higher band
5give→6assign→7+allocate
Synonyms
assign
distribute
Easily confused
assign
“The teacher will assign homework to the students.”
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