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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Allocation \Al`lo*ca"tion\, n. [LL. allocatio: cf. F.
     allocation.]
     1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing;
        disposition; arrangement. --Hallam.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares
        in a company.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The allocation of the particular portions of
              Palestine to its successive inhabitants. --A. R.
                                                    Stanley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance
        made upon an account; -- a term used in the English
        exchequer.
        [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Allocation \Al`lo*ca"tion\, n. [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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  allocation
       n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment]
       2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning;
          distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of
          seats in the House of Representatives is based on the
          relative population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportionment,
           apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation]
       3: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a
          magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  allocation
     Γαλλικά n.
     η χορηγία, η χορήγηση, το χορήγημα, το επίδομα, το επιδότηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  allocation
     n.
     1 The process or procedure for allocate things, especially money or
  other resources.
     2 That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
     3 (lb en embryology) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal
  descendants to a particular cell type or body region

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  allocation
     n.
     1 The process or procedure for allocate things, especially money or
  other resources.
     2 That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
     3 (lb en embryology) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal
  descendants to a particular cell type or body region

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  allocation
     n.
     1 The process or procedure for allocate things, especially money or
  other resources.
     2 That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
     3 (lb en embryology) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal
  descendants to a particular cell type or body region

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  allocation
     n.
     1 The process or procedure for allocate things, especially money or
  other resources.
     2 That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
     3 (lb en embryology) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal
  descendants to a particular cell type or body region

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  allocation
     Ranska n.
     1 varaus
     2 (sosiaalinen) avustus, korvaus
     3 (yhteys ohjelmointi k=fr) muistinvaraus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  allocation
     Engelska n.
     allokering, tilldelning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Allocation /ˌaləkˈeɪʃən/
  الحصّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  allocation //ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən// 
  отпускане, разпределяне
  The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.