allocation
Americannoun
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the act of allocating; apportionment.
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the state of being allocated.
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the share or portion allocated.
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Accounting. a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, departments, etc., of a business.
Other Word Forms
- allocative adjective
- deallocation noun
- reallocation noun
- suballocation noun
Etymology
Origin of allocation
First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin allocātiōn- (stem of allocātiō ), equivalent to allocāt(us) ( allocate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Investors who believe they are holding balanced allocations may now be carrying more equity exposure than they realize.
From Barron's
You have flexibility with your allocations, given your millions.
From MarketWatch
Companies in bear markets are finally behaving the way American companies have learned to behave: When you can’t control the macroeconomics, you control capital allocation.
From Barron's
Our country has long been committed to the idea that investors—not government—should drive capital allocation.
From Barron's
Ancora cited uncertainty around the equity value and final debt allocation for the planned spinoff of Warner’s cable channels into a separate company as a factor that could change share valuation.
From Los Angeles Times
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