allocation [al-uh -key -shuh n]
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See more synonyms for allocation on Thesaurus.com the act of allocating ; apportionment. the state of being allocated . the share or portion allocated . Accounting a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, departments, etc., of a business. Show More
Origin of allocation 1525–35; <
Medieval Latin allocātiōn- (stem of
allocātiō ), equivalent to
allocāt(us ) (see
allocate ) +
-iōn- -ion Related forms al·lo·ca·tive , adjective de·al·lo·ca·tion , noun re·al·lo·ca·tion , noun sub·al·lo·ca·tion , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for allocation Contemporary Examples of allocation In budgetary terms, it was a pittance: 0.1 percent of the CDC's $2.2 billion allocation .
Among other faults, it merely shifts the allocation for visas instead of increasing the total number.
But the country is poor, and the allocation is only $100,000.
The Coast Guard saw its allocation plummet from $5.6 million in 1993 to $500,000 annually since 2007.
Historical Examples of allocation As respects this allocation , how would I modify that instrument?
Recollect, all the management—that is, the allocation —will be entrusted to you.
The first order problem is the allocation of scarce resources.
This case constitutes an abuse of the principle of allocation .
Recollect, all the management—that is, the allocation —will be intrusted to you.
British Dictionary definitions for allocation the act of allocating or the state of being allocated a part that is allocated; share accounting , British a system of dividing overhead expenses between the various departments of a business social welfare (in a Social Services Department) the process of assigning referrals to individual workers, thus changing their status to cases Show More
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Word Origin and History for allocation n. mid-15c., from Middle French allocacion , from Medieval Latin allocationem (nominative allocatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of allocare (see allocate ).
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