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Webster 1913 Edition

Allocation

Alˊlo-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[LL.
allocatio
: cf. F.
allocation
.]
1.
The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
Hallam.
2.
An allotment or apportionment;
as, an
allocation
of shares in a company
.
The
allocation
of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants.
A. R. Stanley.
3.
The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; – a term used in the English exchequer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Allocation

ALLOCA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. ad and locatio, a placing, from locus, place. See Local.]
The act of putting one thing to another; hence its usual sense is the admission of an article of account, or an allowance made upon an account; a term used in the English Exchequer. [See Allow.]

Definition 2024

allocation

allocation

English

Noun

allocation ‎(plural allocations)

  1. The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
    The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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  • memory allocation

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French

Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō.

Noun

allocation f ‎(plural allocations)

  1. allocation
  2. granting, assignment
  3. benefit, allowance

Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō.

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