allocation

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/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.) process of giving sth out

ADJ

efficient, inefficient | random | budget, grant, housing, land, resource, time

VERB + ALLOCATION

make

The principal had to make an allocation of the school's budget for new computers and books.

(noun.) amount given to sb

ADJ

big, generous, large | modest | total

VERB + ALLOCATION

give

The government gave each department a larger allocation for the new fiscal year.

get, receive

increase, up

The school board voted to increase the budget allocation for special education programs.

cut, reduce

Definitions

noun

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.

Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it stayed there until transferral to Crewe in November 2000, before being stored at Eastleigh on December 17 the same year.

That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.

The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.

Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.

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Synonyms

noun — the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning

noun — a share set aside for a specific purpose

allotment

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Wiktionary

Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it stayed there until transferral to Crewe in November 2000, before being stored at Eastleigh on December 17 the same year.

Wiktionary

The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.

Wiktionary

Allocation of resources can be a difficult task when you have no resources at all.

Tatoeba · #2337159

It's all about intelligent allocation of resources.

Tatoeba · #2514668

Allocation of RAM usually involves a system call that may or may not go through a system library or framework.

Tatoeba · #2676744

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