allocative

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adjective

Synonym of allocational (“of or pertaining to the allocation of resources”).

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Meanings

adjectiveallocative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommonSynonym of allocational (“of or pertaining to the allocation of resources”).

    [...] and Britain has recently experienced the emergence or increased importance of new types of allocative controllers in both the financial and management worlds. Property developers, unit trusts and the new group of financial entrepreneurs, ...

    1974, Philip Stanworth, Anthony Giddens, Elites and Power in British Society, CUP Archive, →ISBN, page 115

    Synonyms: allocational

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of allocational (“of or pertaining to the allocation of resources”).

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allocational

Origin

From allocate + -ive.

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Translations

Italian allocativo
  • allocativopertaining to allocation
Portuguese alocativo
  • alocativopertaining to allocation
Cite this entry
APA

allocative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocative

MLA

“allocative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allocative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocative.

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