allocated

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The draft doesn't describe how the allowances would be allocated, which is crucial for calculating how much electricity prices might rise.

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  1. transitive verb To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage.
  2. transitive verb To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.
  3. Syntax Note
    Synonyms: allocate, appropriate, designate, earmark
    These verbs mean to set aside for a specified purpose: allocated time for recreation; appropriated funds for public education; designated a location for the new hospital; money earmarked for a vacation.

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  • The draft doesn't describe how the allowances would be allocated, which is crucial for calculating how much electricity prices might rise. —  Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed
  • Seems to me that what's also required is a broader look at how millions and billions of transportation dollars around here are allocated -- from street repairs to planning for and building new roads and transit services. —  The Political Environment
  • When the program requires more memory for its stack than has been allocated, the stack overflows-without warning in most cases-which can corrupt other memory areas and typically results in a program crash. —  Embedded Computing Design
  • Since the BBG designation was already allocated, the consumer designation BKG was assigned to Branson Airport on December 8, 2008. —  Aero-News Network
  • Borrowed money must be allocated, and only allocated, to capital budgets and even then it would be best if it was allocated to infrastructural repair and expansion and other areas where its use is likely to see economic growth, and thus a rise in tax income and thus giving us the ability to pay the interest. —  AllAfrica News: Latest
 

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