What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Allocate vs Donate - What's the difference?

allocate | donate |

As verbs the difference between allocate and donate

is that allocate is to set aside for a purpose while donate is to make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

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

    *

    donate

    English

    Verb

    (donat)
  • To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
    • She donates 100 dollars to Red Crescent every year.
    He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

    Anagrams

    * ----