allocate sth to so or sth meaning

[American slang]
to 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.

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