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allocation

[al-uh-key-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of allocating; apportionment.

  2. the state of being allocated.

  3. the share or portion allocated.

  4. Accounting.a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, departments, etc., of a business.



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Other Word Forms

  • allocative adjective
  • deallocation noun
  • reallocation noun
  • suballocation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allocation1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin dzپō- (stem of dzپō ), equivalent to dz(ܲ) ( allocate ) + -ō- -ion
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A lot of the allocations are being attached to the government's top priority of economic growth, with an emphasis on spreading funds around the UK.

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He added: "I think next week we're going to see some very tough things across the spending allocations."

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In October she set department budgets for 2025-26, and will now confirm spending allocations for the following three to four years.

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“It was just relative time allocation that probably was a little too high on the government side, and I’ve reduced that significantly in recent weeks.”

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They did not even sell out their 12,500-ticket allocation for the final.

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