- [countable] an amount of money, space, etc. that is given to somebody for a particular purpose
- We have spent our entire allocation for the year.
Extra Examples- The allocation must be made according to a strict set of criteria.
- The charity is trying to get its allocation increased for next year.
- The school gave them a generous allocation of money with which to purchase books.
- The project was financed by an allocation of funds from the National Lottery.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- fair
- get
- receive
- increase
- …
- [uncountable] the act of giving something to somebody for a particular purpose
- the allocation of food to those who need it most
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- efficient
- inefficient
- random
- …
- make
- announce
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin allocatio(n-), from the verb allocare, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’.
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