单词 | allocate |
释义 | allocate allocate // verb [+ obj] allocate sth (to sb/sth) | allocate (sb/sth) sth | allocate sth (for sth)
1 to decide officially that sth will be used for a particular purpose; to give sth officially to a particular person or thing: The company will allocate more capital to its wholesale business. A large sum has been allocated for new equipment. Jobs have now been allocated to all new staff. All new staff have now been allocated jobs. We'd allocated an hour for each interview.
2 (Accounting ) to decide which department, product, etc. (cost centre) a particular cost relates to: Each item of income and expenditure must be allocated to the appropriate finance code.
allocation // noun [C,U]: We have spent our entire allocation for the year. The allocation of resources must be made more efficient. Members were asked if they wanted to sell or keep their share allocations. |
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