allocate
verb/ˈæləkeɪt/
Frequency rank: #9,421 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to distribute or assign resources for a specific purpose.
Example sentence
The manager decided to allocate extra funds to the marketing department.
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