- allocatesomething between someone or something
- allocate something to someone or something & allocatesomething between someone or something & allocatesomething among someone or somethingto give or assign something to someone or something. (
Between
with two,among
with three or more.) •The committee allocated the surplus cheese to the elderly people in the community.
•David allocated the money among all the members.
•He allocated the work between Fred and George.
•We had to allocate the money between the philanthropy and social committees.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.