allocation

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Pronunciation

/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/

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/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · /ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ · /ˌɛl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ · /əlɵˈkeʃən/

Definition of allocation

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(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.”
“Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it stayed there until transferral to Crewe in November 2000, before being stored at Eastleigh on December 17 the same year.”

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noun

(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.”
“Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it stayed there until transferral to Crewe in November 2000, before being stored at Eastleigh on December 17 the same year.”
(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.

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

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