Allocate meaning in English
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Definition
to allocate: to assign, to distribute (resources for example)
The government allocated a small sum of money for us to complete our project.
Examples
- "Your company's plan allows you to increase or decrease your monthly pay-in at any time, as well as to re-allocate the investments of your plan."
- "Several departments, including Sales and Production, did not spend all of the money they were allocated at last year's budget approval meeting."
- "But I fought tooth and nail, and managed to allocate funds for the following items"
- "We will be allocating significant resources to its development: money, equipment, personnel."
- "And then I'm supposed to have a meeting with Philip and talk about the sales budget for the next quarter, and I just know he's going to ask me for more stuff that I can't afford to allocate him, and - well - you know what Philip's like, and... It's just too much, mommy!"
- "Consequently, I have decided to cancel the statue project, and give the allocated money for the statue to charity."
Exercise 1
Bruno mentions resources which will be "allocated" to the Customer Support department.
What are they? There may be more than one!
What are they? There may be more than one!
Bruno mentions resources which will be "allocated" to the Customer Support department.
What are they? There may be more than one!
What are they? There may be more than one!
Bruno says in the dialogue that the "Customer Service Division" will be given (or allocated) "money". "Funds" and "money" are synonymous in this context. The verb "to allocate" means to assign or set aside, however the term is generally used when referring to resources such as time, money or personal. It is usually organizations (or governments) which "allocate" resources.
Bruno says that the Customer Service division will be given "personnel", or human resources. The words "staff" and "personnel" are synonymous. Bruno also mentions that Trey will be managing a team of hotline technicians and sales representatives.
Bruno tells Trey that he will be working closely with the production department to ensure that there are no defects in Delavigne packaging. Bruno is not offering packaging materials to the customer service division.
The term "luggage" is a collective noun which refers to the bags and belongings that one takes with them on a journey. This is not one of the things that Bruno is giving the department. "Equipment" and "luggage" have different meanings.
Bruno says that he will give the department more "equipment". The "equipment" to which Bruno is referring is most likely office equipment (computers, furniture and office supplies).
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the following words from the dialogue! No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
Fill in the blanks with the following words from the dialogue! No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was furious 1 when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the figures 2 on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every quarter 3 and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are allocated 4 disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was furious 1 when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the figures 2 on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every quarter 3 and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are allocated 4 disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
1 furious: This is the right answer. To be "furious" is to be very angry or annoyed. If somebody says they are furious, it is a good idea to stay away from them until they calm down!
2 figures: This is the right choice. "Figures" is synonymous with "numbers" here, and works perfectly in this context. The term "figure" actually has lots of meanings, but in a business context, it means "numbers" or "statistics": "Philip gets excited when he looks at sales figures".
3 quarter: This is the correct choice. A "quarter" means "three months of the year, a quarter of the year" and is right in this context. It is used very often in business. For example; "We have a meeting with all the directors every quarter to discuss sales, HR, and the budget".
4 allocated: This is the correct choice. The word is used in the dialogue, and works in this context. "To allocate" means to set apart for a particular purpose or to assign. For example; "I was allocated 7893 euros in this quarter's budget for personal expenses! I spent it in two days!".
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the email.
This term describes something that is set aside or allotted for a particular purpose. "A large sum of money has been to English training this year." (1 word)
This term means to open or give access to something that is closed. "I forgot my keys so I couldn't the door." (1 word)
This term describes something that is set aside or allotted for a particular purpose. "A large sum of money has been to English training this year." (1 word)
This term means to open or give access to something that is closed. "I forgot my keys so I couldn't the door." (1 word)
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the email.
This term describes something that is set aside or allotted for a particular purpose. "A large sum of money has been allocated 1 to English training this year." (1 word)
This term means to open or give access to something that is closed. "I forgot my keys so I couldn't unlock 2 the door." (1 word)
This term describes something that is set aside or allotted for a particular purpose. "A large sum of money has been allocated 1 to English training this year." (1 word)
This term means to open or give access to something that is closed. "I forgot my keys so I couldn't unlock 2 the door." (1 word)
1 allocated: "To allocate" is to give something officially to somebody for a particular purpose. Example: The CEO has decided to ALLOCATE more of his time to surfing. In the email, Bruno asks Brian "to cancel the statue project, and give the allocated money for the statue to charity".
2 unlock: A "lock" is a device used for securing things, usually doors, safes, boxes and windows. Therefore, to "unlock" (a door) usually means to open (a door) by turning a key. During Bruno's falls, his cell phone received a shock, so it asked him if he wanted to "unlock the keypad" or make the keypad "active". Fortunately, there was no damage because the phone was made from titanium!
Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks with the following words from the dialogue! No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
Fill in the blanks with the following words from the dialogue! No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was furious 1 when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the figures 2 on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every quarter 3 and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are allocated 4 disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was furious 1 when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the figures 2 on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every quarter 3 and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are allocated 4 disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
1 furious: This is the right answer. To be "furious" is to be very angry or annoyed. If somebody says they are furious, it is a good idea to stay away from them until they calm down!
2 figures: This is the right choice. "Figures" is synonymous with "numbers" here, and works perfectly in this context. The term "figure" actually has lots of meanings, but in a business context, it means "numbers" or "statistics": "Philip gets excited when he looks at sales figures".
3 quarter: This is the correct choice. A "quarter" means "three months of the year, a quarter of the year" and is right in this context. It is used very often in business. For example; "We have a meeting with all the directors every quarter to discuss sales, HR, and the budget".
4 allocated: This is the correct choice. The word is used in the dialogue, and works in this context. "To allocate" means to set apart for a particular purpose or to assign. For example; "I was allocated 7893 euros in this quarter's budget for personal expenses! I spent it in two days!".
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