jakaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• allocate verb To set aside or assign something for a particular purpose.
• allot verb To give out or assign a share of something to each person or purpose.
• apportion verb To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
• assess verb To judge or estimate the value, quality, or extent of something.
• branch noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• communicate verb To share information or ideas with someone, whether by speaking, writing, or gesture.
• deal noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
• dispense verb To give out or distribute something, especially in measured amounts.
• dispose verb To get rid of something (usually with 'of').
• distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
• divide verb To split something into two or more parts.
• dole noun British informal: state unemployment benefit payments.
• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• fraction noun A part of a whole, especially a small one.
• issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
• mete verb To mete out: to deal out or distribute something, especially punishment or reward.
• partition noun A wall or screen that divides a room or space into separate sections.
• section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.
• separate verb To divide something into parts, or to keep things or people apart from each other.
• share noun A portion of something that is divided among people.
• shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.
• subdivide verb To divide into smaller sections.
• subdivision noun The act of splitting something that is already divided into even smaller parts.
• sunder verb To split something apart, especially violently or completely.
• whack verb To hit something hard and sharply.
• wick noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.

Senses

jakaa is used for these senses in English:

• allocate To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
• allot (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
• apportion (transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
• apportion (transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
• assess (transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
• branch (ambitransitive) To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
• break (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
• communicate (transitive, obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to partake of. [16th–19th c.]

allocate — full definition

1. verb To set aside or assign something for a particular purpose.
2. verb In computing, to reserve a block of memory for a program to use.

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