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ALLOCATION definition: 1. the process of giving someone their part of a total amount of something to use in a particular…. Learn more.
1. : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute. allocate tasks among human and automated components. 2. : to set apart or earmark : designate. allocate a section of the building for special research purposes. allocatable. ˈa-lə-ˌkā-tə-bəl. adjective. allocation. ˌa-lə-ˈkā-shən. noun. allocator.
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. synonyms: allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling. see more. noun. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions. synonyms: storage allocation. see more. noun.
the act of deciding officially which person, company, area of business, etc. something should be given to, or what share of a total amount of something such as money or time should be given to someone to use in a particular way: resource / time allocation.
An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose. There will be a closer review of funding allocations for future conferences. [ + for] During rationing we had a sugar allocation. Synonyms: allowance, share, measure, grant More Synonyms of allocation.
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.
Definition of allocation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage. 2. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip. [Medieval Latin allocāre, allocāt- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin locāre, to place (from locus, place ).] al′lo·cat′a·ble adj. al′lo·ca′tion n. al′lo·ca·tor n.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English al‧lo‧ca‧tion /ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/ AWL noun 1 [ countable] the amount or share of something that has been allocated for a particular purpose Twelve hours a week seemed a generous allocation of your time. 2 [ uncountable] the decision to allocate something, or the act of allocating it allocation of the...
ALLOCATION meaning: 1. an amount of money, time, space, etc that is allocated 2. the process of allocating money, time…. Learn more.
