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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•lo•ca•tion (al′ə kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of allocating;
apportionment. - the state of being allocated.
- the share or portion allocated.
- Business[Accountableing.]a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, departments, etc., of a business.
- Medieval Latin allocātiōn- (stem of allocātiō), equivalent. to allocāt(us) (see allocate) + -iōn- -ion
- 1525–35
al′lo•ca′tive, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌalloˈcation /ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/ n - the act of allocating or the state of being allocated
- a part that is allocated; share
- Brit a system of dividing overhead expenses between the various departments of a business
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•lo•cate /ˈæləˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to set apart for a particular purpose; assign:to allocate space.[~ + object + for + object]They allocated the money for purchasing computers.[~ + object + object]They allocated him a small room.
al•lo•ca•tion /ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* countable]See -loc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•lo•cate (al′ə kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to set apart for a particular purpose;
assign or allot:to allocate funds for new projects. - to fix the place of;
locate.
- Medieval Latin allocātus (past participle of allocāre), equivalent. to al- al- + loc(us) place + -ātus -ate1
- 1630–40
al′lo•ca′tor, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See assign.
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