allocate (v.)

to give for a particular purpose

Examples

• Funds were allocated to schools.

Key rules

• Allocate means give for a specific purpose
• Allocate something to someone or to a purpose
• Allocation is the noun

Common mistakes

• Funds were allocated for schools → Funds were allocated to schools
• I allocate the rooms of guests → I allocate rooms to guests

Use cases

• Budgets
• Work tasks
• Resource planning