allocation

American  

[al-uh-key-shuhn] / ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of allocating; apportionment.

2. the state of being allocated.

3. the share or portion allocated.

4. Accounting.  a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, departments, etc., of a business.

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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

The club has stopped the established precedent of publishing the percentages of which type of tickets make up each game's away allocation.

From BBC

But the company’s capital allocation strategy has been to use free cash flow mainly to buy back stock, rather than to pay down debt.

From Barron's

When central banks change their reserve allocations, it sends a signal to the market that a country’s currency, asset prices, or trading power could be headed higher or lower.

From Barron's

In his view, the company is trying to ramp up the capacity of graphics processing units it makes every year, and that means keeping the same allocation from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

From MarketWatch

But two days before the festival, after chasing Miles for months, Seb says he contacted Glastonbury Festival to confirm the allocation of hospitality passes.

From BBC

Related Words

• allotment
• appropriation
• quota
• share