Dictionary

allocation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɛl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27:
2. (countable, uncountable) That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
   • The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.
3. (countable, uncountable) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.

Forms

Deriveds

misallocation · reallocation · dynamic memory allocation · file allocation table · allocation unit · allocational · underallocation · suballocation · buddy memory allocation · static memory allocation · deallocation · overallocation · pachinko allocation · preallocation

Synonyms

apportionment

Translations (39)

pl dystrybucja (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · sv fördelning (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · ga leithroinnt (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · ru распределе́ние (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · pl alokacja (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · de Zuteilung (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · sh dodjela (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · sv tilldelning (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · fr allocation (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · sh preraspodjela (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · fi jakaminen (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · es reparto (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · tr tahsis (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · tl alokasyon (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · sh realokacija (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · sh dodjeljivanje (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · ga leithdháileadh (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · de Vergabe (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · es asignación (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · mi tuw(h)anga (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · da allokering (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · nl toewijzing (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · fi allokointi (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · id alokasi (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · ar تَخْصِيص (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · es distribución (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · nb bevilgning (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · bg разпределяне (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · cmn 撥款 /拨款 (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · pt alocação (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · de Zuweisung (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · sv anslag (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · bg отпускане (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · hi आवंटन (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · fi jako (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · es adjudicación (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · nl allocatie (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · cmn 分配 (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) · sh redistribucija (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.)