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Allocated

/ˈæl.ə.keɪ.tɪd/

To set aside for a purpose.

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verb
  1. 1

    To set aside for a purpose.

  2. 2

    To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.

    "The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools."

  3. 3

    To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.

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allotmentnounSomething allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
apportionedverbAssigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
distributionnounAn act of distributing or state of being distributed.
apportionmentnoun(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
assignverb(transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
assignmentnounThe act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
delivered(in combination) That has been, or will be, delivered in a specific manner.
authorisedAlternative spelling of authorized. [Explicitly allowed.]
employedIn a job; working.
paidThat is not free of charge; that costs money.
appropriatedset aside for a specified purpose
fundedHaving received financial support; paid for.
budgetverb(intransitive) To construct or draw up a budget.
monitoringnounThe carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.
categorizedThe characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.
appointed(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
classifiednounSorted into classes or categories.
putverbTo physically place (something or someone somewhere).
subdividedDivided into many small divisions
schedulednounPlanned; according to schedule.

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