Allocate
Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Bob Birch brings up the need to allocate money for a potential state funeral with the same tone of voice you'd use to say "We need to put toilet paper on the shopping list."
Source: Asshole Victim / Live-Action TV -
First was the Great Compromise, which took the Virginia Plan (allocate votes based on population) and the New Jersey Plan (each state gets the same number of votes) and put them together.
Source: Golden Mean Fallacy
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