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   al·lo·ca·tion

   /ˌaləˈkāSHən/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of allocating or distributing something: "more efficient allocation of resources" Similar allotmentassignmentissuingissuanceawardinggrantgrantingadministrationearmarkingdesignationsetting asidebudgetingsharing outapportionmentdistributionhanding outdealing outdoling outgiving outparceling outrationing outdividing outdividing updispensationmeasuring outmeting outinformal:divvying updishing out
   • ▪ an amount or portion 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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