The difference between Allocate and Assign
When used as verbs, allocate means to set aside for a purpose, whereas assign means to designate or set apart something for some purpose.
Assign is also noun with the meaning: an assignee.
check bellow for the other definitions of Allocate and Assign
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Allocate as a verb:
To set aside for a purpose.
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Allocate as a verb:
To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition .
Examples:
"The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools."
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Allocate as a verb (computing):
To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
Examples:
"to assign a day for trial"
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To appoint or select someone for some office.
Examples:
"to assign counsel for a prisoner"
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To allot or give something as a task.
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To attribute or sort something into categories.
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Assign as a verb (transitive, legal):
To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
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Assign as a verb (transitive, programming):
To give (a value) to a variable.
Examples:
"We assign 100 to x."
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Assign as a noun:
An assignee.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
An assignment or appointment.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
A design or purpose.