allocate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de répartir ou d'affecter des ressources, des fonds ou des tâches à un but précis.

A verb used to indicate the act of distributing or setting aside resources, funds, or tasks for a specific purpose.

1. B2formal

   To assign or distribute resources, funds, or tasks for a specific purpose.

   Allouer des ressources

   • The government allocated funds for the new hospital.
   • We need to allocate more time to this project.
   • The manager allocated tasks to each team member.

   Synonymesallotapportionassigndesignatedispensedistributeearmarkportion

   Antonymeshoardretainwithhold

2. Set asideB2formal

   To reserve something for a particular use or person.

   Réserver, allouer

   • They allocated a portion of the budget for research.
   • The company allocated a parking spot for the CEO.
   • She allocated her savings for a future vacation.

   Synonymesallotapportionappropriateassigndesignatedevoteearmarkreserveset aside