allocation
[ al-uh-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of allocating; apportionment.
the state of being allocated.
the share or portion allocated.
Accounting.
a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, departments, etc., of a business.
Origin of allocation
OTHER WORDS FROM allocation
al·lo·ca·tive, adjective de·al·lo·ca·tion, noun re·al·lo·ca·tion, noun sub·al·lo·ca·tion, nounWords nearby allocation
alloantigen,
allobarbital,
allobaric,
allocable,
allocate,
allocation,
allocheiria,
allocher,
allochromasia,
allochromatic,
allochthon
British Dictionary definitions for allocative
allocation
/ (ˌæləˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
the act of allocating or the state of being allocated
a part that is allocated; share
accounting, British
a system of dividing overhead expenses between the various departments of a business
social welfare
(in a Social Services Department) the process of assigning referrals to individual workers, thus changing their status to cases