Meanings
plural allocations
- countableuncountableThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.
1 more example
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 27Synonyms: apportionment
- countableuncountableThat which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.
- countableuncountableembryologyRestriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
noun(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinallocātiō
- Middle Frenchallocacion
- Englishallocation
From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَخْصِيص
- تَخْصِيص (taḵṣīṣ)The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Bulgarian разпределяне, отпускане
- разпределяне (razpredeljane)The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- отпускане (otpuskane)The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Chinese Mandarin 分配, 撥款 /拨款
- 分配 (fēnpèi)The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- 撥款 /拨款 (bōkuǎn)The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Danish allokering
- allokeringThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Dutch allocatie, toewijzing
- allocatieThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- toewijzingThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Finnish allokointi, jakaminen
- allokointiThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- jakaminenThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- jakoThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
French allocation
- allocationThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
German Vergabe, Zuteilung
- VergabeThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- ZuteilungThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- ZuweisungThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Hindi आवंटन
- आवंटन (āvaṇṭan)The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Indonesian alokasi
- alokasiThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Irish leithdháileadh, leithroinnt
- leithdháileadhThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- leithroinntThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Māori tuw(h)anga
- tuw(h)angaThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Norwegian Bokmål bevilgning
- bevilgningThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Polish alokacja, dystrybucja
- alokacjaThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- dystrybucjaThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Portuguese alocação
- alocaçãoThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Russian распределе́ние
- распределе́ние (raspredelénije)The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Spanish asignación, distribución
- asignaciónThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- distribuciónThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- repartoThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- adjudicaciónThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Swedish anslag, fördelning
- anslagThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- fördelningThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- tilldelningThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Tagalog alokasyon
- alokasyonThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
Turkish tahsis
- tahsisThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
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Cite this entry
allocation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocation
“allocation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allocation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocation.
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