allocation

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allocation

/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US, UK
/ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
/ˌɛl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate + -ion.

noun allocations

countable, uncountable The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources. The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Similar: apportionment
countable, uncountable That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement. The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.
countable, uncountable Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, distribution, dole, distribute, quota, share, distributional, redistribution, distributive, sharing, apportion, assign

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noun The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

Español	asignación, distribución, reparto, adjudicación
中文	分配 fēnpèi, 撥款 /拨款 bōkuǎn
हिन्दी	आवंटन āvaṇṭan
Português	alocação
Français	allocation
Deutsch	Vergabe, Zuteilung, Zuweisung
Русский	распределе́ние raspredelénije
العربية	تَخْصِيص taḵṣīṣ

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@misc{allocation_2026,
  title = {allocation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allocation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}