allocation

al·lo·cate  (l-kt)

tr.v. al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing, al·lo·cates

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.

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[Medieval Latin allocre, alloct- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin locre, to place (from locus, place).]

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allo·cata·ble adj.

allo·cation n.

allo·ca·tor n.

Synonyms: allocate, appropriate, designate, earmark
These verbs mean to set aside for a specified purpose: allocated time for recreation; appropriated funds for public education; designated a location for the new hospital; money earmarked for a vacation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	allocation - a share set aside for a specific purpose allotment share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" reallocation - a share that has been allocated again quota - a proportional share assigned to each participant
	2.	allocation - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allotment grant, subsidisation, subsidization - the act of providing a subsidy distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) deal - the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" rationing - the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline" parcel, portion, share - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
	3.	allocation - (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions storage allocation assigning, assignment - the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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allocation

noun 1. allowance, share, measure, grant, portion, quota, lot, ration, stint, stipend

noun 2. assignment, allowance, rationing, allotment, apportionment, appropriation

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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.

Translations

allocation [æləˈkeɪʃən] n [of money] → ración f; cuota (= distribution); reparto

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allocation [æləuˈkeɪʃən] n (see vb) → répartition f; attribution f; allocation f; affectation f (= money); crédit(s) m(pl), somme(s) allouée(s)

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allocation [æləuˈkeɪʃən] allocate n → Verteilung f;

(of money, resources) → Zuteilung f

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allocation [æləuˈkeɪʃən] n allocation (of money) → stanziamento