allocate/ˈæləkeɪt/
vt.-cated, -cating1. （常与to连用）分配； 配给We must allocate the money.我们必须分好这笔钱。
2. 划拨；拨出That space has been allocated for a new hospital.这块地皮已经拨作建一座新医院。
Even though the Red Cross had allocated a large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the disaster,many people perished尽管红十字会拨出了很大一笔钱救济灾民，但是仍有很多人死亡了。
（亦作： allot）