allocation

[ al-uh-key-shuh n ]

/ 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.

Nearby words

alloantigen, allobarbital, allobaric, allocable, allocate, allocation, allocheiria, allocher, allochromasia, allochromatic, allochthon

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, adjectivede·al·lo·ca·tion, nounre·al·lo·ca·tion, nounsub·al·lo·ca·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for allocation

In budgetary terms, it was a pittance: 0.1 percent of the CDC's $2.2 billion allocation.
The Reason for Our Woeful Lack of Gun Statistics|David Frum|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Among other faults, it merely shifts the allocation for visas instead of increasing the total number.
Waiting on a 'Grand Bargain' Superman|Justin Green|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the country is poor, and the allocation is only $100,000.
How a GOP Win Could Spell the End of Reproductive Health for Global Women|Michelle Goldberg|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Coast Guard saw its allocation plummet from $5.6 million in 1993 to $500,000 annually since 2007.
New Outrage in the Gulf|Rick Outzen|November 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The first order problem is the allocation of scarce resources.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
Fourth, to continue the priorities and allocation authority in the field of transportation.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman
Even in respect of the cost of rails, due to wear and tear of train movement, we are quite at sea in the allocation of expenses.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
The Ministry of All the Talents failed to justify its title in the planning of expeditions and the allocation of commanders.
Argentina|W. A. Hirst
Allocation of late Pliocene specimens of Geomys quinni to other species will restrict quinni to the early Pleistocene.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae|Robert J. Russell

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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allocation

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British Dictionary definitions for allocation

allocation

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