What does Allocation mean?

Definitions for Allocation
ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃənal·lo·ca·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. allotment, allocationnoun

    a share set aside for a specific purpose

  2. allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignationnoun

    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"

  3. allocation, storage allocationnoun

    (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

Wiktionary

  1. allocationnoun

    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.

  2. Etymology: From allocacion, from allocatio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Allocationnoun

    Etymology: alloco, Lat.

ChatGPT

  1. allocation

    Allocation refers to the distribution or assignment of resources, tasks, or goods to people, areas, or processes, typically in a planned or systematic way. It can be used in different contexts such as resource allocation in economics, space allocation in logistics, or task allocation in project management.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Allocationnoun

    the act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement

  2. Allocationnoun

    an allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company

  3. Allocationnoun

    the admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer

  4. Etymology: [LL. allocatio: cf. F. allocation.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. allocation

    In a general sense, distribution for employment of limited forces and resources among competing requirements. Specific allocations (e.g., air sorties, nuclear weapons, forces, and transportation) are described as allocation of air sorties, nuclear weapons, etc. See also allocation (nuclear); apportionment.

Editors Contribution

  1. allocation

    The act and process of to allocate.

    Government allocation of public money for local, regional and national purposes is necessary to ensure the continued sustainability of humanity.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Allocation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2864

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Allocation' in Nouns Frequency: #1664

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Allocation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Allocation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Allocation in a Sentence

  1. Thursday Orange's chief executive:

    Given the level of investments needed in fixed and mobile roll-out, and upcoming spectrum allocation, we will see consolidation come back to the table again.

  2. Brevan Howard:

    It's pretty hot right now, any fund that's worth their salt, they are devoting some of their resources and allocation for sentiment analysis.

  3. Mark Hugo Lopez:

    Does this allow us to do the things that the census is intended to do – voting rights, civil rights, allocation of congressional districts, race and ethnicity is central to the work of folks who are in those spaces.

  4. Anne Walsh:

    That is a more significant allocation limit than we would have in the open-end mutual fund, i see that tradeoff for investors who want the ETF structure as reasonable.

  5. Adam Deady:

    A fully-funded emergency fund is the safety net everyone needs to protect themselves from financial disaster, it should be the top priority in terms of your allocation of cash.

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