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allocation

noun
Sayal-uh-KAY-shuhnUS · UK/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/AUS/ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/

Pluralallocations (some meanings)

3 meanings of allocation

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The way money, time, or other resources are divided up and given out.

    Like sharing out slices of a cake so everyone gets a piece.

    The allocation of money to local schools is decided every year.

    Careful allocation of time helped the team finish the project early.

    Similardistribution, allotment, apportionment, assignment

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The share of something that is given to a person or group.

    Like the slice of pizza that is set aside just for you.

    Her allocation of water was barely enough to last the week.

    The crew used up its allocation of supplies by midday.

    Similarallotment, share, quota, ration, allowance

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The way an early cell and the cells that come from it become limited to one kind of cell or body part.

    Inside the egg, scientists watched the allocation of a few early cells to the fish's heart.

    After allocation, a cell and all the cells it makes can only become skin, not muscle or bone.

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Origin

It comes through Middle French allocacion from Medieval Latin allocātiō. It can also be seen as allocate + -ion.