allocation
[ al-uh-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃən /
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noun
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM allocation
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British Dictionary definitions for allocation
allocation
/ (ˌæləˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
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
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