al·lo·cate/`æləˏket; ˈæləkeɪt/ v [T] to decide to allow a particular amount of money, time etc to be used for a particular purpose 〔为了某特定目的〕分配，配给〔一定数量的钱或时间等〕: allocate sth for sth The hospital has allocated $500,000 for AIDS research. 医院已拨出 50 万美元用于爱滋病研究。