preallocate

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verb

To set aside before a need arises for a purpose

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Meanings

verbpreallocate (third-person singular simple present preallocates, present participle preallocating, simple past and past participle preallocated)

present singular third person preallocates · participle present preallocating · participle past preallocated · past preallocated · alternative pre-allocate

  1. To set aside before a need arises for a purpose

Origin

From pre- + allocate.

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Cite this entry
APA

preallocate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preallocate

MLA

“preallocate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preallocate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preallocate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preallocate.

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