alocar — 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.

Senses

alocar is used for these senses in English:

• allot (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
• allot (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

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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