allocate
verbTo assign a share of a resource to a particular purpose.
One word family: also includes allocation.
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Clear all filtersTo assign a share of a resource to a particular purpose.
One word family: also includes allocation.
To regard something as caused by, belonging to, or created by a particular source.
One word family: also includes ascription.
To regard something as caused by or belonging to someone or something.
One word family: also includes attribution.
To assign or hand something over to a particular place, person, or fate.
To interpret a statement or action in a particular way.
A model of time preference in which the value assigned to a delayed outcome falls sharply at short delays and more gradually at longer delays.
Delay-sensitive discount model
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An attribution, especially an allegation of fault or wrongdoing.
To attribute a quality, action, or fault to someone.
Requiring little skill and traditionally assigned low status.
To assign someone or something to a lower or less prominent position.
Usefulness; in economics, the satisfaction or value associated with an outcome or choice.
Practical usefulness
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An assessment of the value of something.
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