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allocate

[′a·lō‚kāt]

(computer science)

To place a portion of a computer memory or a peripheral unit under control of a computer program, through the action of an operator, program instruction, or executive program.

(industrial engineering)

To assign a portion of a resource to an activity.

allocate

To reserve a resource such as memory or storage. See memory allocation.

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Zaur Aliyev said that loans worth 640,000 manats were also allocated within international projects in 2017.

Azerbaijan allocates over 50pct of preferential loans to develop cotton growing

50 million were allocated for 9 basic health units of Attock Tehsil, Rs 3.

Punjab govt allocates Rs 90 mln for hospitals

In addition, eight saloons have been allocated for the Railway Headquarters Lahore, in which one each will be marked to Chief Executive Officer/General Manager (BS-22) Additional General Manager BS-21, Inspector General Railway Police, Federal Government Inspector, Chief Operating Superintendent and three saloons have been allocated for Principal Officers, they added.

Railways allocates around 28 luxurious saloons for VIPs

In the 7th round allocated for Haja'ej Abkar, "Nujood" owned by Salim bin Sultan al-Ghufaili came first.

Royal Camel Race Club Organizes 14th Camel Race

Lill-Heidi Bakkerud, member of the board of directors, has been allocated 2 Dividend Shares in the Dividend Issue and her close associate has been allocated 2 Dividend Shares in the Dividend Issue.

Norway : Allocation of Dividend Shares to primary insiders

The sports minister disclosed that for making feasibility of chair-lift project from Naran to Saiful Maluk Lake, Rs50 million has been allocated while Rs40 million for preparing feasibility of water sports resort at Naran.

'Rs670m funds to help promote sports, tourism'

Federal government is likely to allocate Rs 1 billion for Lining of Distributaries & Minors in Sindh for Development Budget 2010-11 against the demand of Rs 4 billion put up by the Ministry of Water & Power, while last year the same amount of Rs 1 billion was allocated for the ongoing FY 2009-10 with no effect on present allocation.

Water sector allocation to be lower by 34% this year

However, the organization condemns the federal government for skewing allocated child care funds to the latter part of the five-year funding period instead of providing a "large enough infusion of federal funds to provide both provincial enthusiasm for the architecture and momentum to take the policy into the future.

Meagre child care funds, 2000 says. (Child & Family)

Thus, workers' comp costs could be allocated by full-time equivalent employee count or payroll.

Share and share alike: corporations can create savings incentives by the way they allocate the cost of risk internally. (Property/Casualty: Risk Management)

Business Layers' flagship product, eProvision Day One, enables a secured and systematic process for allocating digital resources to employees, contractors and business partners, ensuring that these resources are allocated and de-allocated quickly and efficiently.

BUSINESS LAYERS JOINS PEOPLESOFT ALLIANCE PROGRAM

A rental agreement has increasing or decreasing rent if during the lease term the annualized fixed rent allocated to any rental period exceeds the annualized fixed rent allocated to any other rental period.