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Allocate vs Allocation - What's the difference?

allocate | allocation |

As a verb allocate

is to set aside for a purpose.

As a noun allocation is

the process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

allocate

English

Verb

(allocat)
  • To set aside for a purpose
  • 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.
  • (computing) To declare a section of the memory to be used by the program.

    • Antonyms

    * (declare a section of memory) free, deallocate

    Related terms

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    allocation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
    • The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Derived terms

    * allocational

    Anagrams

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