Allocate and Put

Allocate

Allocate verb - To give as a share or portion.

Put and allocate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put" instead a verb "Allocate".

Put

Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

Allocate and put are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allocate" instead a verb "Put".

Nearby Words: putting, putted

Common collocations

power allocate power put power
life allocate life put life
amount allocate amount put amount
number allocate number put number
Other words: time, way, money, points, skills.

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."
  • Golden Mean Fallacy 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.
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