suballocate

verb

sub·​al·​lo·​cate ˌsəb-ˈa-lə-ˌkāt 

variants or sub-allocate

suballocated or sub-allocated; suballocating or sub-allocating

transitive verb

: to allocate (something, such as funds) to one or more subordinate agencies as a share of a larger allocation or supply

Highway funds are apportioned to states … The Recovery Act also required that 30 percent of these funds be suballocated … for metropolitan, regional, and local use.

—Linda Calbom

suballocation

ˌsəb-ˌa-lə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

or sub-allocation

plural suballocations or sub-allocations

suballocation of funds

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above