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allocate

/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To set aside for a purpose.
  2. To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
  3. To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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