Definitions for allocation

allocation al·lo·ca·tion

Spelling: [al-uh-key-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃən/

Allocation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 374 anagrams from letters in allocation (aacillnoot).

Definitions for allocation

noun

  1. the act of allocating; apportionment.
  2. the state of being allocated.
  3. the share or portion allocated.
  4. Accounting. a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, departments, etc., of a business.

Origin of allocation

1525-35; Medieval Latin allocātiōn- (stem of allocātiō), equivalent to allocāt(us) (see allocate) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for allocation

These proportions have become to a large extent stereotyped in the allocation of such grants.

The first order problem is the allocation of scarce resources.

Among other faults, it merely shifts the allocation for visas instead of increasing the total number.

The Coast Guard saw its allocation plummet from $5.6 million in 1993 to $500,000 annually since 2007.

Recollect, all the management—that is, the allocation—will be entrusted to you.

But the country is poor, and the allocation is only $100,000.

Recollect, all the management—that is, the allocation—will be intrusted to you.

This case constitutes an abuse of the principle of allocation.

In budgetary terms, it was a pittance: 0.1 percent of the CDC's $2.2 billion allocation.

As respects this allocation, how would I modify that instrument?

Word Value for allocation
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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