how to pronounce allocate

/ˈæl.ə.kɛɪt/

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allocate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of allocate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… energy people have to allocate to work …”

meaning of allocate

Allocate means to divide or distribute something among a number of people or groups.

allocate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word allocate occurs in english on average 4.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics allocate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that allocate can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;