[{"word":"allocate","phonetic":"/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To set aside for a purpose.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools."},{"definition":"To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["appropriate","earmark"],"antonyms":["deallocate","free"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allocate"]}]