allocate

réserver, affecter

Prévoir de l’argent, du temps ou d’autres moyens pour un usage précis.

En anglais simple : To keep money, time, or other resources for a particular purpose.

• We must allocate time for training.
• The council allocated money for repairs.
• How much space should we allocate for storage?

Comment l'utiliser : allocate something for something (They allocated extra money for equipment.)

Synonymes : set aside, earmark, reserve

Expressions courantes : allocate funds, allocate time, allocate resources

répartir, attribuer

Distribuer de l’argent, du travail ou d’autres moyens à des personnes ou groupes selon des parts prévues.

En anglais simple : To give planned shares of money, work, or other resources to particular people or groups.

• We allocate tasks to each team.
• The grants were allocated to local schools.
• Who allocates rooms to new students?

Comment l'utiliser : allocate something to someone/something (The manager allocated two assistants to our department.)

Synonymes : distribute, assign, apportion

Expressions courantes : allocate tasks, allocate funds, allocate something to someone