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   allocation

   /ˌaləˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of allocating or sharing out something: "more efficient allocation of resources" Similar allotmentassignmentissuingissuanceawardinggrantgrantingadministrationearmarkingdesignationsetting asidebudgetingsharing outapportionmentdistributionhanding outdealing outdoling outgiving outparcelling outrationing outdividing outdividing updispensationmeasuring outmeting outinformal:divvying updishing out
   • ▪ an amount of a resource assigned to a particular recipient: "unclaimed allocations would be held for three years" Similar allowanceallotmentquotasharerationgrantlimitportionhelpingslicestintlotmeasureproportionpercentageweightageinformal:cutwhack

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin allocatio(n-), from the verb allocare (see allocate).

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   What do you mean by allocation?

   • 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. That is, the mayor will be asked to vote on the budget allocation for the police department that is currently investigating him.

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   What is a specific allocation?

   • In a general sense, distribution of limited resources among competing requirements for employment. Specific allocations (e.g., air sorties, nuclear weapons, forces, and transportation) are described as allocation of air sorties, nuclear weapons, etc. See also allocation (air); allocation (nuclear); allocation (transportation); apportionment.

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   What is allocation in rationing?

   • An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose. During rationing we had a sugar allocation. The allocation of something is the decision that it should be given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.

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   What does allocate mean in a sentence?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz Autocorrect can’t save you now. The meaning of ALLOCATE is to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute. How to use allocate in a sentence.

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   What is a budget allocation?

   • An allocation is an amount of money that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose. If any of the committees doesn't meet its reduction target, its budget allocation would be cut across the board. Start-of-the-year allocations made by foreign institutional investors can explain only part of the boom.

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   What does allot mean?

   • 1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage. 2. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip. [Medieval Latin allocāre, allocāt- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin locāre, to place (from locus, place).] al′lo·ca′tion n. al′lo·ca·tor n.

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   the act of deciding officially which person, company, area of business, etc. something should be given to, or what share of a total amount of something such as money or time should be given to someone to use in a particular way: resource / time allocation.

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     the act of deciding officially which person, company, area...

   • Znaczenie Allocation, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ALLOCATION definicja: 1. the process of giving someone their...

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     LETTER OF ALLOCATION definition: a letter telling someone...

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   the act of deciding officially which person, company, area of business, etc. something should be given to, or what share of a total amount of something such as money or time should be given to someone to use in a particular way: resource / time allocation.

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   An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.

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   1. : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute. allocate tasks among human and automated components. 2. : to set apart or earmark : designate. allocate a section of the building for special research purposes. allocatable. ˈa-lə-ˌkā-tə-bəl. adjective. allocation. ˌa-lə-ˈkā-shən. noun. allocator.

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   allocation. In a general sense, distribution of limited resources among competing requirements for employment. Specific allocations (e.g., air sorties, nuclear weapons, forces, and transportation) are described as allocation of air sorties, nuclear weapons, etc.

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   allocation. If it is your job to decide how much money goes to three charities, you are in charge of the allocation of your donation. The money each charity gets is their allocation. You'll often hear this word used when talking about things like government funding.

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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. Discover More.