allocate

/ˈæləkˌe‍ɪt/

/ˈæɫəˌkeɪt/

[verb]

to allocate

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to give something particular to someone or to use something for a specific purpose

synonyms : apportion

Examples

1. Judy, the new law allocates $5 billion for farmers of color.

2. Step 4, allocate time to interact with them, your stakeholders.

3. The bill allocated about $50 billion in grants and loans for passenger airlines.

4. In 2016, the Obama administration for the first time in the modern war on drugs allocated more funding and treatment and prevention than law enforcement.