verb · academic
allocate
/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/AL·lo·cate
Band 5-6task2speaking
to distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose
Examples
“The university allocated more funds to student support services.”
“We need to allocate enough time for revision before the exam.”
“The manager allocated tasks according to each member’s strengths.”
Band 8 sentence
“The department allocated the remaining budget to research projects with the clearest methodology and potential impact.”
Collocations
- allocate resources to
- allocate time for
- allocate budget/funds
Word family
allocation nounallocated adj
Common mistakes
allocate for→allocate to/allocate (no preposition)
Say it for a higher band
5assign→6distribute→7+allocate
Synonyms
assign
distribute
Easily confused
assign
“The teacher assigned homework to the students.”
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