allocate
verb
[ ˈaləkeɪt ]
• distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.
• "in past years we didn't allocate enough funds to infrastructure maintenance"
Similar:
allot,
assign,
issue,
award,
grant,
administer,
devote,
share out,
apportion,
portion out,
distribute,
hand out,
deal out,
dole out,
give out,
parcel out,
ration out,
divide out,
divide up,
dispense,
measure out,
mete out,
earmark for,
designate for,
set aside for,
appropriate for,
budget for,
divvy up,
dish out,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin allocat- ‘allotted’, from the verb allocare, from ad- ‘to’ + locare (see locate).
