ALLOCATE RESOURCES 3008

Here’s an example of this academic collocation:

And this data is key because it really helps cities understand where people are using,

 how to allocate resources and the effectiveness of programming over time.

 

A search in iWeb for allocat* resourc*

1 ALLOCATE RESOURCES 3008
2 ALLOCATING RESOURCES 1467
3 ALLOCATED RESOURCES 470
4 ALLOCATES RESOURCES 340
5 ALLOCATED RESOURCE 44

A collocate search in COCA for allocate resources:

1 HOW 19
2 EFFICIENTLY 9
3 BETTER 6
4 MARKET 5
5 BEST 5


In the English Vocabulary Profile:

allocate C1

give some time, money, space, etc. to be used for a particular purpose

resource B2

something useful that a country, person, or organization has which they can use