destinar

to allocate

destinar(dehs-tee-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to put aside)

a. to allocate

El gobierno destinó dos millones de pesos al proyecto de restauración del museo.

The government allocated two million pesos to the museum restoration project.

b. to set aside

Durante los últimos tres meses, he destinado algunos pesos para las vacaciones de verano.

Over the last three months, I have set aside some money for summer vacation.

c. to earmark

El hospital destinó los fondos a la campaña antitabaco.

The hospital earmarked the funds for the anti-smoking campaign.

d. to use for

Destiné muchos de mis ahorros a la refacción de mi casa.

I used a lot of my savings for the restoration of my house.

2. (to appoint)

a. to assign

Destiné al barman a la barra del fondo.

I assigned the bartender to the bar in the back.

b. to send

La organización destinó a los voluntarios al área del desastre.

The organization sent the volunteers to the disaster area.

c. to post

El general destinó al sargento a Irak.

The general posted the sergeant to Iraq.

destinarse

pronominal verb

3. (to be put aside)

a. to be allocated

Nuestro gerente fue despedido por desfalcar los fondos que se destinaron a pagar los gastos generales.

Our manager was fired for embezzling the funds that were allocated towards overheads.