allocatable

adjective

UK /əˈləʊkətəbl/

US /əˈloʊkətəbl/

Able to be given out or set aside for a special use.

The teacher said the extra chairs are allocatable to any classroom that needs them.

SYNONYMS

assignable distributable allottable apportionable shareable

RELATED WORDS

allocate allocation allot distribute assign

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, able to be reserved in memory for a program or process.

The program crashed because the allocatable memory ran out.

3. Able to be officially assigned to a person or group for a particular purpose.

The funds are allocatable to local schools under the new budget.

4. Capable of being set aside as a share or portion.

Each department has an allocatable budget for training.